linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.25-git1/2 not seeing /dev/sda1 (XFS root) or /dev/sda2 (swap) partitions on a SATA drive

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Date:	Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:28:07 +0100
From:	Sid Boyce <g3vbv@...eyonder.co.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.25-git1/2 not seeing /dev/sda1 (XFS root) or /dev/sda2 (swap)
 partitions on a SATA drive

In article <480A9C1E.8050505@...xxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
 >> 2.6.25 x86_64 boots fine as does -git1/2 boxes using reiserfs and ext3.
 >> With xfs it can't find these and drops into a shell.

 > Do you have reiser and ext3 as modules as well? If yes, how do you 
load them
 > (i.e. which distribution, bootload and initram you are using?)

 > Gruss
 > Bernd
Distro is openSUSE 11.0 Beta1 on all boxes, only one with xfs.
I have reiserfs, jfs, ext3 and xfs all as modules, loaded by mkinitrd.
Kernel image:   /boot/2.6.25-git2-smp
Initrd image:   /boot/initrd2.6.25-git2-smp
Root device: 
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part1 
(/dev/sda1) (mounted on / as xfs)
Resume device:  /dev/sda2
Kernel Modules: processor thermal dock scsi_mod libata sata_sil24 
sata_nv pata_amd fan xfs edd sd_mod usbcore ohci-hcd uhci-hcd ehci-hcd 
ff-memless hid usbhid
Features:       block usb resume.userspace resume.kernel
Bootsplash:     openSUSE (1024x768)
73057 blocks

 From /boot/grub/menu.lst
# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Apr 19 23:11:11 BST 2008
default 2
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: 
linux-git2-smp###
title 2.6.25-git2-smp
     root (hd0,0)
     kernel /boot/2.6.25-git2-smp 
root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part1 
vga=0x31a resume=/dev/sda2 splash=silent showopts elevator=cfq
     initrd /boot/initrd2.6.25-git2-smp
Regards
Sid.
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