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

[Sid Boyce <g3vbv@blueyonder.co.uk>]

Eric Sandeen wrote:
 > Sid Boyce 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.
 >> /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part2 swap
 >> swap defaults 0 0
 >> /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part1 /
 >> xfs defaults 1 1
 >>
 >> From my .config
 >> CONFIG_XFS_FS=m
 >> CONFIG_XFS_QUOTA=y
 >> CONFIG_XFS_POSIX_ACL=y
 >> CONFIG_XFS_RT=y
 >>
 >> The other boxes are configure pretty much the same, but I can diff the
 >> .config's if required.

 > Does it not find the device, or does it not find the filesystem? What's
 > the relevant message? Does it enumerate the partitions it finds, and is
 > your partition in the list? Do you see the xfs module initialization
 > message go by before the error to indicate that it really did get loaded?

 > -Eric

It doesn't find the device either with 2.6.25-git1 or 2.6.25-git2. I've 
tried a new kernel with xfs compiled in rather than as a module. The odd 
thing is that other boxes with ext3, jfs and reiserfs are fine, 2 of 
them with SATA drives are working with 2.6.25-git2.
The BIOS settings (it's the latest BIOS), but it's OK on 2.6.25, just a 
problem from 2.6.25-git1.
Primary IDE Master     [Optiarc DVD RW A]
SATA 1                 [WDC WD5000AAKS-0]
SATA2 to SATA6 [None]

(Onboard Device Configuration)
Silicon SATAII Controller [SATA Mode]

Here goes the messages on boot for 2.6.25-git2.
-----------------------------------------------
scsi0 : sata_sil24
scsi1 : sata_sil24
ata1: SATA max UDMA/100 host n128@0xfdef8000 port 0xfdef8000 irq 16
ata2: SATA max UDMA/100 host n128@0xfdeff000 port 0xfdefa000 irq 16
ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
sata_nv 0000:00:0d.0  using SUNCQ mode
scsi2: sata_nv
--- ditto to scsi16 ----
FATAL: Module xfs not found ### I have it built-in this time ###
BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 6 devices found
Creating device nodes with udev

<<< USB STUFF NOT INCLUDED >>>>
Trying normal resume from /dev/sda2
resume device /dev/sda2 not found (ignoring)
Trying manual resume from /dev/sda2
resume device /dev/sda2 not found (ignoring)
Waiting for device 
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part1 to appear
could not find 
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part1
Want me to fall back to 
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part1? (Y/n) y
Waiting for device 
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD5000AAKS-_WD-WCAS85018679-part1 to appear
not found -- exiting to /bin/sh
$
-----------------------------------
There is no /dev/disk directory, /sys/block/ is empty


 From 2.6.25 dmesg
==================
scsi0 : sata_sil24
scsi1 : sata_sil24
ata1: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xfdeff000 port 0xfdef8000 irq 16
ata2: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xfdeff000 port 0xfdefa000 irq 16
input: PS/2 Generic Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input2
ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
sata_nv 0000:00:0d.0: version 3.5
scsi2 : sata_nv
scsi3 : sata_nv
ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9f0 ctl 0xbf0 bmdma 0xe000 irq 23
ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x970 ctl 0xb70 bmdma 0xe008 irq 23
ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
ata3.00: ATA-8: WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGA0, 12.01C02, max UDMA/133
ata3.00: 976773168 sectors, multi 1: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133
ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD5000AAKS-0 12.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5


Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors (500108 MB)
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
usbcore: registered new device driver usb
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't 
support DPO or FUA
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors (500108 MB)
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't 
support DPO or FUA
  sda: sda1 sda2

Regards
Sid.
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