From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: My weekend is RUINED!!! =(((
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:36:05 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100306043605.GB13494@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B918E05.7010501@speakeasy.net>
On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 06:04:37PM -0500, Alan Grimes wrote:
> no hda, no hdb, no hdc, no md1, no md2, no md3 (even though that's what
> was in fstab!!!)
Any sda drive?
> * Found sources for kernel version:
> * 2.6.33
> * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...
> * CONFIG_IDE: should not be set. But it is.
> * Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.
> * Failure to do so may cause unexpected problems.
> *
> * udev-151 does not support Linux kernel before version 2.6.25!
> * For a reliable udev, use at least kernel 2.6.27
>
> * Your kernel version (2.6.33) is new enough to run udev-151 reliably.
> ##############################
>
> I have not changed my IDE settings in many many years *BECAUSE MY
> COMPUTER BASICALLY WORKS*. I have two drives on my first IDE controller
> (home PC). What the hell is going on here??? I'm still seeing my full
> drive compliment but only because my machine has been running for many
> days so it is basically running on inertia. -- IT PROBABLY WON'T WORK IF
> I REBOOT IT.
The kernel has switched to use libata instead of the ide layer by
default a number of years ago. It is recommended to not use IDE anymore
unless you really know what you are doing.
And as you are using Gentoo, you must know what you are doing :)
Good luck,
greg k-h
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2010-03-05 23:04 My weekend is RUINED!!! =((( Alan Grimes
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