problem with all fedora2 update kernels, scsi, & usb

[William W. Austin]

Thanks for the suggestions -

On 07/27/2004 08:22:10, James Wilkinson wrote:
> William W. Austin wrote:
> > I am having an ongoing problem with all of the fedora update  
> kernels
> 
> > and have run out of ideas to try.  The original fedora 2 kernel
> (2.6.5-
> > 1.358) runs fine.  However, ANY update kernel or the 2.6.7 which I
> > downloaded and built exhibit the same behavior.
> >
> > On my systems (essentially identical except for scsi controller)
> > [gigabyte ga7nnxp, adaptec 29160 or adaptec 2940uw, 1gb memory,  
> root
> on
> > hdc], the scsi drives are detected at boot, but as soon as the usb
> > modules are loaded, the system cannot find /dev/sda1, /dev/sdb1,
> etc.
> > and after a timeout I get thrown into the "enter root passwd to do
> fsck
> > and fix the system" routine.
> >
> > If I disable usb altogether on the MB I can boot any of the  
> kernels.
> <snip>
> > Running without usb on these boxen is not an option.
> 
> I find myself saying this a lot recently, but have you tried Linus'
> 2.6.7 from kernel.org? Does that have the same problem?
> 
> If the problem remains on 2.6.7, then try Linus' 2.6.5. Repeat until
> tired (or you're happy with the outcome).
> 
> Then try bugzillaing the appropriate organization.

Actually I forgot to mention that I did all of the these - the problem  
occurs with the 2.6.7 kernel but not the 2.6.5.  There was some change  
to the USB drivers in there which *may* have something to do with the  
problem.  Also I did bugzilla the problem, albeit only on the redhat/ 
bugzilla site (bug # 126391).  FWIW, I've gotten email from about 8-10  
other folks who  have the same problem or a variation on it :-(, but I  
haven't heard back from the developer assigned to look at it on the  
bugzilla list.

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Thanks,

William Austin
satisfied hammer owner #1,476,234