Comments on: Robby’s libata switchover howto http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/ My thoughts on Slackware, life and everything Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:34:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: With new kernel the device names are changed and lilo still looks for old device http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/#comment-11623 With new kernel the device names are changed and lilo still looks for old device Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:14:46 +0000 http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/?p=253#comment-11623 [...] this: http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robb...tchover-howto/ [...] [...] this: http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robb…tchover-howto/ [...]

]]> By: Problems after slackware upgrade to current - can't boot - LinuxQuestions.org http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/#comment-11259 Problems after slackware upgrade to current - can't boot - LinuxQuestions.org Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:14:35 +0000 http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/?p=253#comment-11259 [...] ran into the issue described in http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robb...tchover-howto/ (thanks to Robby Workman for writing up the fix procedure) [...] [...] ran into the issue described in http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robb…tchover-howto/ (thanks to Robby Workman for writing up the fix procedure) [...]

]]> By: alienbob http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/#comment-10982 alienbob Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:24:20 +0000 http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/?p=253#comment-10982 AlBundy, Slackware removed support for the old IDE subsystem from the kernel build. The code is still there in the sources, but it's being disabled during compilation now, so that Slackware's kernels no longer contain the IDE drivers. Eric AlBundy,
Slackware removed support for the old IDE subsystem from the kernel build. The code is still there in the sources, but it’s being disabled during compilation now, so that Slackware’s kernels no longer contain the IDE drivers.

Eric

]]> By: AlBundy http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/#comment-10973 AlBundy Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:10:33 +0000 http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/?p=253#comment-10973 The removal of the old IDE subsystem, is present only in Slackware or it is a change in the vanilla kernel? Sorry, I can not find the relevant commit in the kernel git repo. Can you give me a link?. The removal of the old IDE subsystem, is present only in Slackware or it is a change in the vanilla kernel?

Sorry, I can not find the relevant commit in the kernel git repo. Can you give me a link?.

]]> By: alienbob http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/#comment-10796 alienbob Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:49:18 +0000 http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/?p=253#comment-10796 Thanks Robby, I have updated the post with the current text. Eric Thanks Robby, I have updated the post with the current text.

Eric

]]> By: Robby Workman http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/#comment-10795 Robby Workman Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:36:52 +0000 http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/?p=253#comment-10795 Hey Eric, I've updated the HOWTO after some great feedback from a few people; you might want to edit your page here. Hey Eric,
I’ve updated the HOWTO after some great feedback from a few people; you might want to edit your page here.

]]> By: Christophe Nguyen http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/robbys-libata-switchover-howto/#comment-10781 Christophe Nguyen Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:36:23 +0000 http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/?p=253#comment-10781 In my opinion, lilo should be run as a last step just before reboot to account for the update of initrd image in step 3 (when using a generic kernel). I've made the same comment in the thread Robby opened in linuxquestions.org on that topic. In my opinion, lilo should be run as a last step just before reboot to account for the update of initrd image in step 3 (when using a generic kernel). I’ve made the same comment in the thread Robby opened in linuxquestions.org on that topic.

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