I thought only Windows was like that, but apparently not always. I keep my initramfs configuration set to =dep. I have an old multiboot Core2Duo on ICH8 that I found had been set to IDE instead of AHCI. I changed it to AHCI, which makes Grub load sooner, and probably Linux I/O more efficient. Fedora, openSUSE and Mageia are having no trouble booting this way. Looking at their lsmod output, it seems they must include whatever supports AHCI in the kernel, so I can't tell what module needs to be added to Debian and derivatives' initrds to enable them to boot again without switching the BIOS back to IDE.
Anyone here know how I can determine what to add? -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata