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Subject: Problem: FC3 anaconda load kernel sata modules in wrong order
From: "Guolin Cheng" <guolin () alexa ! com>
Date: 2004-12-10 21:49:10
Message-ID: 41089CB27BD8D24E8385C8003EDAF7AB01FE6636 () karl ! alexa ! com
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Hi,

  I encounter a problem to install FC3 on one of our machine, the
machine has two SATA hard drives connected directly to motherboard which
will use the ata_piix kernel module, and two other SATA hard drives
connected through a Promise SATA card which is driven by sata_promise
kernel module.

  The problem is: FC3 anaconda loads sata_promise module before ata_piix
module by default, and this lead to the fact that sda and sdb are
assigned to two hard drives connected on Promise card, then after
machine successfully installed, a reboot it fails and reports "no
operation system found" error. Because machines will boot from hard
drives connected directly to motherboard (set in BIOS), it can not boot
from drives connected to a Promise SATA PCI card.

  Anyone know if it is possible to specify the kernel module loading
sequence for anaconda during initial installation stage?=20

  Thanks.

  --Guolin

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hi,</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">&nbsp; I encounter a \
problem to install FC3 on one of our machine, the machine has two SATA hard drives \
connected directly to motherboard which will use the ata_piix kernel module, and two \
other SATA hard drives connected through a Promise SATA card which is d</FONT><FONT \
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">riven by sata_promise kernel module.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">&nbsp; The problem is: FC3 \
anaconda loads sata_promise</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">module before ata_piix \
module by default, and this lead to the fact that sda and sdb are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN \
LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">assigned</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT \
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT \
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">to two hard drives connected</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">on</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Promise card</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">, then after machine successfully installed, a reboot it fails</FONT> \
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and reports</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN \
LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">&#8220;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN \
LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">no operation system \
found</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">&#8221;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT \
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> error</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 \
FACE="Arial">Because</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">machines will boot from hard \
drives connected directly to motherboard</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN \
LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (set in BIOS), it can not boot \
from</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> drives connected to a Promise SATA PCI \
card.</FONT></SPAN></P>

&nbsp; Anyone know if it \
is possible to specify the \
kernel module loading sequence for \
anaconda during initial installation stage?

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">&nbsp; \
Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">&nbsp; \
--Guolin</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>

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