[LiveCD 3.26] DVD can't find cdrom so it won't work

[cybergorf]

Got a similar problem:

SL 3.26 is not recognizing my atapi DVR... seems to be a kernel problem
BIOS and grub are seeing the device, but once the kernel is booted SL cant find a root partition.
It probes all devices, waits for some more to come and than gives me a promt to specify root, which i can not do, because the kernel is to "blind" ...

now comes the voodoo: in 1 of 4 boot cycles it works and my DVR is recognized as /dev/sr0 ... so i installed it on my hd.

But now the kernel again (and always) fails to see my DVR-device!

What can I do??

(im building now a 2.6.19-r5 kernel with some old ide-code activated ... we will see)

Cyber

[2shae]

This is really becoming a widespread problem
To bad...I really like Sabayon, but it doesn't look like this is gonna be fixed before 3.3 and by then I have already bought my Apple iMac.


EDIT:
I just had an idea (stupid I didn't think about it earlier)
Since 3.2 does work on my pc, isn't it possible to install 3.2 and than update it to 3.26 with or without the 3.26 DVD???

I could just try it myself but since installation takes 2+ hours I don't want to waste that time, so I quick answer would be better.

[landie]

I had a similar problem had to play with ide/sata bios settings DVD would then install about 3/4 the way through then freeze, then i uninstalled my wireless card (netgear) and it installed no problems at all.

[WarraWarra]

Looked at other gentoo distro's and they load plenty more modules for SATA , SCSI , PATA etc and others to be more compatible.
SL loads only 5 or
This is maybe why you can not boot from the dvd as it misses some you specifically need.

Press alt+f1 during other linux boot cd/dvd's and you will see it loading modules sata-something.

I am sure lx will fix this during the next beta maybe in 3.27 .

Could work:
3.2 install + point update or copy portage dircetory over to /ect/usr/portage/????/??? and then just maybe emerge --update world ??? not sure of the correct option.

This way you might still have the 3.2 kernel but with updated everything else not sure.

"loop mount" iso and then loop mount squashfs image from the iso to get access and not use dvd ???

Should at hd installed boot time before above stuff pass a option to loopmount iso and boot from it ?? Maybe similar to 1st option grub option.

3.2 hd boot grub screen enter loop mount option for iso and then it might just work from there with normal 3.26 boot screen / menu ?? not sure speculating.

Hope this helps.
Try asking in THE SHED in SL forum's.

[demo]

I got the same problem, here some detail.


Specs:
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium : Sil3114 sata controller
NVIDIA nForce sata/ide controller
AMD XP +3500

HDD IDE
DVD IDE on nvidia controller
HDD SATA on nvidia controller

Sabayon 3.26 X86

I have try all bios setting and many different configuration with no luck.
Here is the last error on console:

>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sr0
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda1
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda2
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda5
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda6
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda7
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda8
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sdb
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sdb1
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sdb2
>> No bootable medium found. Waiting for new devices...
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sr0
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda1
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda2
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda5
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda6
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda7
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda8
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sdb
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sdb1
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sdb2
umount: Couldn't umount /newroot: Invalid argument
!! Could not find CD boot, something else is needed!
>> Determining root device ...
!! The root block device is unspecified or not detected.

lspci:

00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7600 GT] (rev a1)
05:0a.0 RAID bus controller: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3114 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller (rev 02)
05:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
05:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13)

dmesg from DVD 3.26:

[ 99.092034] attempt to access beyond end of device
[ 99.092036] sr0: rw=0, want=76, limit=4
[ 99.092035] attempt to access beyond end of device
[ 99.100237] sr0: rw=0, want=8, limit=4
[ 99.167015] attempt to access beyond end of device
[ 99.167017] sr0: rw=0, want=68, limit=4
...
[ 99.341380] sr0: rw=0, want=6314408, limit=4
.. and so on ..

The problem can be that ata_piix SATA driver grabs ownership over the IDE ports when it is loaded

as described : http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problems_ ... _and_Linux

[2shae]

The problem can be that ata_piix SATA driver grabs ownership over the IDE ports when it is loaded

as described : http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problems_ ... _and_Linux

I think you're right

[cybergorf]

As I wrote I got the problem, that the kernel was not finding my DVD (or only in 1 of 4 trys)

After installation I got rid of the initramfs and booted directly from / ... and there it is! My drives are all showing up now...


but i still dont know the exact reason for the former misbehavior ...

[2shae]

What if I install 3.2 and after that try to install 3.26...Do you think that it will recognize my drive?

[sojourner]

tried that last night it didn't work for me. many threads on this problem so hopefully some one will come up with a fix.

[SirShaggy]

Well, I just tried to install 3.26 on an older Compaq Laptop. 2003 model, P4 2.8GHz w/ 80GB 7200 RPM Hitachi Travelstar I just put in. The DVD boots, I can select any of the install options, then it just says can't find source........Sucks, I am having issues with installing it on my main desktop also! Different problem, equally frustrating. Sabayon is drop dead gorgeous and I want it...........I just can't have it
3.1 gave me no trouble in either system, maybe I'll just go back to that.

Shaggy