Disabling use_new_eh_code leads to
.....
hda: driver not present
VFS: Cannot open root device 03:02
kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:02
at boot time.
On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Tony Gale wrote:
>
> On 08-Jan-98 Ildar Khabibrakhmanov wrote:
> > With your patch applied
> > I have not seen scsi problem BUT
> > kernel cannot find /dev/hda device, panics
> > and stops booting on my 486DX2/50.
>
>
> Try this *instead*, sent to me by Bob Tracy:
> Similar difficulties experienced on my end as well. I "fixed" the
> problem by disabling the new error handling code: there's a structure
> member initializer on line 172 of linux/drivers/scsi/aha1542.h called
> "use_new_eh_code" that you can set to 0 to restore proper aha1542
> functionality. Give that a try and I bet you'll be set.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
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