support wrote: > *** Move this disk back to Machine A (not B as in the original post) *** > >>> Ubuntu boots ok >>> >>> >> You probably need to recompile the kernel to include the correct driver >> for your controller in machine A. >> In the 2.6.27 kernel series this should be included under the following >> menu: >> >> Device Drivers ---> Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) >> drivers >> >> Regards, >> Ag. >> >> > > As for why ubuntu boots but LFS doesn't, it related to having > initrd/initramfs (i've no idea which ubuntu uses), Ubuntu will be using > a modular kernel with all the required boot modules stored in the > ramdisk, thus the i/o controller drivers are available when the kernel > needs them. Because you built a custom kernel for LFS without a ramdisk, > you had to compile the drivers into the kernel. The previous reply is > still what you need to do to fix it, but I thought I'd try and shed some > light on why it happened for you. > > Regards > > Phill > Phill -
Thank you. Ubuntu uses initrd. I hadn't really thought much about what it does. Having read your explanation I guess that this approach is suited to the needs of a mass user binary distribution - least hassle for the largest number of users, etc. Regards, Anthony. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
