I figured it out after looking at forums.gentoo.org for a while. I needed BusLogic-SCSI built into the kernel and not as a module. No clue why. I doesn't recognize the scsi controller without it. -Josh > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Josh Close > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:43 AM > To: 'TCLUG Mailing List' > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] aic7xxx kernel module > > > I tried appending that and it didn't work. > > I'm getting this error. > > VFS: Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block(0,0) > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) > > I set up grub like this > > # grub > grub> root (hd0,0) > grub> setup (hd0) > grub> quit > > I did this because (sd0,0) wasn't found and (hd0,0) found my > partitions. > > My grub.conf file looks like this > > default 0 > timeout 10 > splash..... > > title=Gentoo Linux (development-sources-2.6.6) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /development-sources-2.6.6 root=/dev/sda3 doscsi > > It still didtn't work with the doscsi at the end. > > Any other suggestions? > > -Josh > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Jason Sievert > > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:19 AM > > To: TCLUG Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] aic7xxx kernel module > > > > > > It is in the grub.conf file append it to the end of your kernel line > > Here is my grub.conf file > > > > title GNU/Linux 2.6.5-r1 > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /kernel-2.6.5-gentoo-r1 doscsi > > initrd /initrd-2.6.5-gentoo-r1 > > > > > > Josh Close wrote: > > > I'm not familiar with that. Could you explain it a little? > > > > > > Is it a kernel options? Or is it in the grub.conf file? > > > > > > -Josh > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > > >>[mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Jason Sievert > > >>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:48 AM > > >>To: TCLUG Mailing List > > >>Subject: Re: [TCLUG] aic7xxx kernel module > > >> > > >> > > >>One thing on gentoo distros is that for scsi to work a lot of > > >>the time > > >>you need to pass the kernel option of "doscsi" to get it to > > even look > > >>for scsi hardware. > > >> > > >>Jason > > >> > > >>Josh Close wrote: > > >> > > >>>Whatis the aic7xxx kernel module called under "make menuconfig"? > > >>> > > >>>I've done a gentoo install and when the livecd booted, I > > >> > > >>had to "modprobe > > >> > > >>>aic7xxx". When I finished and restarted the computer, the > > >> > > >>kernel couldn't > > >> > > >>>find the hard drive due to the scsi raid controller. I > > >> > > >>think I just need to > > >> > > >>>load this module. > > >>> > > >>>-Josh > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>_______________________________________________ > > >>>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > >>>Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: > > http://plone.mn-linux.org > > >>>Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test > http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > > >>>tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > >>>https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > >> > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > >>Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: > http://plone.mn-linux.org > > >>Got pictures for TCLUG? 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