[ping - need added help/suggestions] Re: Gutsy Upgrade problem

[Rick Knight]

NoOp wrote:
> On 04/04/2008 10:32 PM, Rick Knight wrote:
>
>   
>> NoOp,
>>
>> I downloaded the Kubuntu 8.04 Desktop CD ISO, burned the ISO and booted. 
>> It DOES install my hard drives as /dev/hd devices, not /dev/sd and I can 
>> access them without any problem, so whatever is causing my problem with 
>> Gutsy, has been fixed in Hardy. Also, I think this tells me my Via 
>> controller is not compatible with libata.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rick
>>
>>     
>
> Interesting. Then again, it's a fresh install so it also wouldn't have
> any issue with whatever may have been modified in your Feisty system. I
> wonder if a fresh Gutsy install would have done the same.
>
> Is the the bug that you used to change your
> piix
> ide_generic
> ide_cd
> ide_disk
> etc?
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/153991
>   
Yes, that's the one. I have since undone those changes and have an empty 
/etc/initramfs-tools/modules.
> You might have a scan through:
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/+bugs?field.searchtext=busybox&search=Search+Bug+Reports&field.scope=all&field.scope.target=>
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/+bugs?field.searchtext=initramfs&search=Search+Bug+Reports&field.scope=all&field.scope.target=>
>
> to see if you can spot something in there that relates.
>
> I also see that your bug is getting a response:
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/212042>
> So that's some progress :-)
>   
Yes, I posted a message at ubuntu-devel-discuss and got some additional 
help there.
> BTW: you can scan the entire bug system by going first to:
> https://launchpad.net/
>  click on Bugs
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/
>  and enter a keyword
>
> Also this might be of some interest to you:
> http://www.tkarena.com/forums/
>
> Anyway, I'm _very_ glad you got it working again! :-)
>
>   
I've determined what the problem is , or seems to be. The real fix will 
have to come from the Gutsy developers fixing the regression in the Via 
drivers (IDE or PATA) or from me installing Hardy, which I haven't done 
yet, just booted the Live CD. I did install the Hardy kernel 
(linux-image-2.6.24-15-386_2.6.24-15.27_i386.deb) and it works fine with 
my Via chipset. The drives are recognized as SCSI devices, the pata_via 
and libata modules are loaded and working, none of the IDE modules are 
loaded. The Hardy kernel isn't compatible with the Gutsy version of Cups 
or VBox though so I'll stay with the Feisty kernel until the official 
release of Hardy.

Thanks for your help,
Rick