linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.28 - cannot find root fs on Acer TM 291 (ICH4-M)

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Message-ID: <495B9CC9.5080507@kcore.org>
Date:	Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:24:41 +0100
From:	Jan De Luyck <ml_linuxkernel_20080830@...re.org>
To:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.28 - cannot find root fs on Acer TM 291 (ICH4-M)

Mikael Pettersson wrote:

> 
> You need to enable IDE_GD and IDE_GD_ATA.
> 
> But I recommend that you switch to libata instead (with ata_piix driver).

Grmpf. I have no idea why I didn't tag that one. I guess the ATAPI in the
description somehow made me think it was for ATAPI devices only, not ATA.

Thanks for the pointer.

Are there any real benefits to switching to libata? Except ofcourse, more
uptodate, being actively developed on, ... ;)

Kind regards

Jan
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