Re: oskit-mach: partition detecting hangs

[Igor Khavkine]

On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 10:55:37AM +0200, Daniel Wagner wrote:

> It may be a good idea to mention this in the README file. Since if it is
> not setted correctly make says:
>  
>       make: *** No rule to make target `kernel', needed by `all'.  Stop.

The makefile for oskit-mach is really weird, every time I reget it
from CVS I need to fix it for it to build properly. Maybe those
fixed should go upstream. My patch is attached.

> * I load the oskit-mach kernel over the local net on a different machine 
> started it. The kernel hangs when it tries to detect the partition
> tables:
>   
>       ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
>       hda: Maxtor 90871U2, 8297MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=1057/255/63
>       Partition check:
>        hda:
> 
> To be sure oskit itselfs works I tried a example kernel (linux_fs_com)
> which tests the filesystem. This kernel runs without hanging. 
> I still investigated the problem but I'd like to know if someone else
> had the same problem?

I have heard of of this problem but I've not had it myself. I think
it was related to logical partitions. What is your partition layout
on hda?

Igor

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