Release Candidates :: DSL v4.0 alpha1

Quote (Key @ July 22 2007,03:51)

Thank you for this information. I have tried again. Also I have noticed, that it is possible to use " dsl sata " in DSL 4 alpha as boot parameter. Nevertheless, no difference to DSL 2.1 b. Enclosed, I will show you what was shown on the display: .. Checking for SATA.... None. Scanning for USB devices.... Done. Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry. Dropping you to a (very limited) shell. Press reset button to quit. Additional builtin commands available:    cat           mount     umount    insmod    rmmod    lsmod knoppix# insmod /modules/scsi/libdata.o insmod: /modules/scsi/libdata.o knoppix# insmod /modules/scsi/ahci.o /modules/scsi/ahci.o: init_module: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters knoppix# insmod /modules/scsi/ata_piix.o /modules/scsi/ata_piix.o: init_module: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters knoppix# insmod /modules/scsi/sata_nv.o insmod: a module names sata_nv already exists knoppix# insmod /modules/scsi/sata_via.o /modules/scsi/sata_via.o: init_module: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters knoppix# // I will try this thing with "acpi=off noacpi" next Edit: Also no success with the boot option " dsl acapi=off noacpi sata " only that it is slower, but with the same result. The latest Knoppix Live CD is running without problems. Is it still an issue with the 2.4.xx kernel ? Maybe I should have voted for the 2.6.xx kernel Will DSL-N also be continued ?

DSL v4.0 alpha1 can start the boot with my SATA DVD drive, but it cannot load the Knoppix image.  I ended up copying the image to a SATA hard drive, so I can get it to boot, but the DVD drive is not available after sata_nv.o gets loaded.

With Fedora 7 and a 2.6.22 kernel, I boot with "combined_mode=libata", but that did not help with DSL v4.0 alpha1.  I also tried adding "libata.atapi_enabled=1", but that did not help, either.  I noticed that there are fewer options shown with "modinfo libata"  in the DSL version.

This is on an Nvidia 650i SLI based Abit Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI so it uses the sata_nv.o module.

When I boot, with:

boot:  dsl dma base norestore sata

It boots like Key's example, but after:

Checking for SATA...

It displays:

Loading sata_nv.o.
Done
Scanning for USB devices... Done.
Enabling DMA acceleration for: hda           [something]
Enabling DMA acceleration for: hdb           [something]
Accessing DSL image at /dev/sdb1...

because I had copied the image to the root of my second SATA drive.  After that, everything comes up normally, except for the SATA DVD drive which cannot be accessed.

Key, can you check which SATA controller you have when you run the Knoppix live CD?  Try running "lspci" and see if there are any "Serial ATA Controllers".