Kind of an update here- I tried using the second-latest release of the Linux kernel - version 2.6.27.10. I compiled from source and installed. It works with the following boot options: all_generic_ide rootdelay=240 It does work, but takes longer to boot up. The all_generic_ide option doesn't appear to have taken any of the computer's speed away, although running on native IDE would likely be faster. Anyway, I tried installing the 2.6.28 release of the Linux kernel as well. Not fixed there, either. It also seems not to recognize the rootdelay= option(!), which makes it time out and drop to the initramfs prompt. If I can eventually get 2.6.28 working, I will post a solution. Due to the problem, I figure I'd better make a tutorial for getting 2.6.27.10 working for those of you that want to use it.
Open a terminal. Type the following commands. They are interchangable for kernel versions. You need to be root, so su root or just sudo it all. Also, you need GCC. (aptitude install gcc). The make commands take a LONG time (hours), so just be patient or go do something else. Make and make modules are the longest. cd ~ wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.27.10.tar.bz2 bunzip2 -dvv linux-2.6.27.10.tar.bz2 tar xvf linux-2.6.27.10.tar cd linux-2.6.27.10 make menuconfig (select the kernel options you want and click "Save an alternate configuration file" before exiting) make clean make make modules make modules_install make install cd /boot update-initramfs -c -v -k 2.6.27.10 (takes a while) update-grub nano /boot/grub/menu.lst --- Add the following entries to both the normal and recovery modes for the new kernel (separated by spaces; 2.6.27.10). rootdelay=240 all_generic_ide --- Also, don't forget to update your default entry if it's changed. reboot Hope this helped those of you that actually want a working 2.6.27 kernel. It takes a while to boot up though but works, so there is a tradeoff. -- 2.6.27 SATA drives not accessible at boot time, 2.6.24 working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294123 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
