Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net> writes: > On 02/11/2009 09:39 PM, Dan Christensen wrote: >> I have a system running etch. I believe it has this kernel installed: >> >> linux-image-2.6.18-5-k7 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2 >> >> The motherboard failed a few days ago, and I've just got a new >> motherboard and cpu. However, the machine won't boot. >> >> The new cpu is a Core2Duo, but even though the kernel is -k7, that >> doesn't seem to be the problem. Grub finds the kernel and it starts >> fine, but it has trouble when trying to mount the real root filesystem. >> This filesystem is raid 1 (md), and the kernel can't find either device. > > Probably it's device letter has changed. At the Grub prompt, "e"dit > the command line to point it to the correct partition.
I don't think that's it, as the earlier kernel messages don't list the hard drives as being found at all. My first guess is that I need a newer kernel, but it occurred to me that maybe all I need to do is update the initrd to include additional kernel modules. Is this plausible? How would I do this using a live CD? By the way, the new motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=2946&ProductName=GA-E7AUM-DS2H It doesn't say what chipset it has for SATA, although the manual mentions "NV SATA". Dan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
