Can't install system on SSD

Demontager · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:24 am Post subject: Can't install system on SSD

I got problem with installing Gentoo on SSD drive - Plextor M3 128 GB. I can't even load kernel and all time after initial boot seeing this - http://6g6.eu/sih0-screen6.jpg
I configured kernel with all possible modules - nothing, then installed Ubuntu on SSD and took its .config and passed to Gentoo, compiled kernel - not helped. Then tried genkernel, same problem.

Details:

My dmesg output from chroot http://pastebin.com/3hMTJnyf
SSD parameters http://pastebin.com/Zv55yAi0

fstab configuration:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 4:30 pm Post subject:

Demontager,

Your kernel panic image does not provide the actual panc message.
It will go something like this ...
Kernel Panic ... We need that line of text.
Attempting to kill init
unknown-block(x,y)
attempting to sleep in interrupt
are all popular causes.
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Ahenobarbi · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 4:41 pm Post subject:

What kernel are you using?

Demontager · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject:

NeddySeagoon,
Yes, there is no any definite error, but how can I get a log if kernel dies, dmesg log in chroot gives deferent log seems it comes when system loaded from Gentoo live Cd.
Ahenobarbi, kernel 3.2.12 recent from portage.
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:13 pm Post subject:

Demontager,

If the message is gone from the screen, you can't get it back.
These boot time panics normally happen before the root filesystem is mounted read/write, so there is no log. Well, there is no place to write a log to, is more accurate.

Post your

Demontager · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:59 pm Post subject:

NeddySeagoon, no problem we can see what happening behind the scene -
http://youtu.be/oGkA3R9awQg (I'm tring to boot genkernel and kernel with ubuntu config)

I'll give all requested info tomorrow.
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Jaglover · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject:

Demontager,

Ubuntu config is useless, it has practically everything as modules and Ubuntu install generates an initrd for you. The only thing Ubuntu (or any other Linux) can help you with is providing a list of used drivers with lspci -k.
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Demontager · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:06 pm Post subject:

Jaglover, anyway i tried also kernel with all possible modules for Block devices, and kernel config from kernel seeds.
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Jaglover · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject:

Any possible modules will not do, they may even interfere with each other.
What you need to do is to use any Linux CD that can read your SSD, look at lspci -k output and enable all necessary drivers in your custom kernel.
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:03 pm Post subject:

Demontager,

A normal speed video from an LCD monitor does not capture the few lines we need.
If you fix your video mode, so you have more on the screen the message will still be there.
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Demontager · Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:17 am Post subject:

Booted Gentoo minimal installation CD:
lspci -k http://pastebin.com/VkAAvHAj

Went to chroot:
/boot/grub/grub.conf http://pastebin.com/WYyJQuMT

/usr/src/linux/.config https://gist.github.com/2757159
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Demontager · Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 10:35 am Post subject:

Yeeah! Zen kernel did the trick and now it loaded. Ok, so for now i will proceed to install base system with gnome.
popsUlfr, i used exact your config.
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