Re: Kernel 2.2.10 and aha2940 problems

Khimenko Victor (khim@sch57.msk.ru)
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:15:11 +0400 (MSD)

In <37848525.F7ED6D14@ai-lab.fh-furtwangen.de> Uemit Kusdogan (uemit@ai-lab.fh-furtwangen.de) wrote:
> Hi,
> I installed the new kernel (2.2.10) on a running SuSE linux (2.0.36).
> Before I installed the new kernel the system was running correctly with
> AHA-2940U scsi host adapter. But now the following msg appears:
> scsi: o hosts
> scsi: detected total.

> ....
> ....
> VFS: Cannot open root device 08:03
> Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:03

> *** System stopped ***

> If I boot with linux-2.0.36 everything is ok
> If I boot with linux-2.2.10 the systems stop

> How can I use the drivers from 2.0.36 for the new kernel ??

You can not, of course.

> Do I have to link additional modules ???

Hmm. You must add aic7xxx to initrd or right to kernel, of course. How kernel
is supposed to find your adapter without driver ???

> Please send me an e-mail If you have any solutions or tips.

Since you said basically nothing about problem (no .config, no version of
programs (do you even read Changes file ?), no version of SuSE) the only guess
is just you do not compiled aic7xxx in kernel nor you added it to initrd ...

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