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   From: jerry@example.invalid   
      
   In alt.linux Tamer Higazi  wrote:   
   > Hi J.O. Aho,   
   > Thanks for your reply.   
   >   
   > J.O. Aho schrieb:   
   >> Don't multipost, it's a bad way to do things, if you have to post   
   >> something to more than to one newsgroup, then do a cross post (similar   
   >> to email cc), to a handful relevant newsgroups. When multiposting, you   
   >> have easier to see if someone has replied, others will see if you got an   
   >> answer and has the possibility to give further help.   
   >   
   > sorry, won't make it again. I thought different newsgroups, different   
   > people with different ideas.   
   >   
   >> Suggestions: Check that you did compile ext3 support.   
   >> Check that you did store the files on sda5 and not on a different slice.   
   >   
   > root fs IS /dev/sda5.   
   >   
   >   
   >> Suggestion: Compile in everything you need for the boot process into the   
   >> kernel, then you don't have to use initrd and your bootup sequence will   
   >> be faster.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Produces the same nonsense as built-in the kernel version or as module   
   > only.   
   >   
   > Any further ideas?!   
      
   The error message indicates that you're missing part of the driver   
   stack for SATA, hence the disk does not exist to the kernel.   
      
   Did you include sd-mod? You need all of the drivers for SATA, from the   
   chipset to the upper level SCSI drivers. If they're modular they need   
   to be included in the initrd _and_ actually loaded.  Also check the   
   dependencies for all of the modules, you need them also.   
      
   	Jerry   
      
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