Unable to mount root fs / Core 2 Duo with Intel 975xbx board

mjwilli1 · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 6 Location: New Orleans

I need someone with a fresh perspective on my setup to tell me what I am not getting correct with my kernel configuration. I cannot get the kernel to mount the root file system when I configure the kernel manually.

Attempting to boot 2.6.17-gentoo-r8 on my new core 2 duo on a Intel 975xbx motherboard.
Bios: Set Configure SATA as AHCI

SATA Drives
2x Seagate Barracuda

DVD-R that shows up as hda

Linux partitions are on the second SATA drive

I have compiled into kernel:
-IDE support for pIIXn
-SATA support for PIIXn

from my grub.conf:

wynn · Advocate Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Posts: 2421 Location: UK

You might like to look at the following threads to see if they help:

Experimental & final release (GentooCD with JMicron-supp.)

Intel Core 2 system woes (JMicron, JMB363 and other...)

Roundup: Kernel with JMicron support (JMB363, 361, 360, 36x)

New Dual Core build
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mjwilli1 · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 6 Location: New Orleans

This morning I went in and enabled SATA support for the Silicon Image and MD support. When MD came up, I saw that it was detecting raid arrays I had previously set up on /dev/sda. That's how I got a clue that my kernel is using /dev/sda and /dev/sdb for my drives. Bam, I am up and running now. Thank for your help.