[mythtv-users] OT: SATA errors

[Harry Devine]

George Nassas wrote:
> On 16-Jul-09, at 5:20 PM, Harry Devine wrote:
>
>> I mount the sda1 partition since I know that's where my /boot 
>> partition is.  I can see the files, so I'm not really sure why the 
>> system can't boot from the drive.  I know that in my MB, there were 
>> options for the Onboard SATA controller, but I disabled it since I 
>> figured that would interfere with the new card.
>> Does anyone have any ideas on what I need to do to get the OS to boot 
>> from the drive on this new card?
>
>
> I wonder if the drives are being discovered in a different order when 
> you boot from the controller vs a live cd. I had something like this 
> when I installed a sata controller in a ata motherboard -- every so 
> often my data drive would come up as sda1 and I'd get that same insert 
> system drive business.
>
> I solved it by changing fstab to mount root using uuid syntax similar 
> to what's described here 
> http://thelinuxcauldron.wordpress.com/category/hard-drive/ and then 
> (if I recall correctly) rebuilding the init image and reinitializing 
> the boot block.
>
> That might not be it but it's easy enough to try.
>
> - George
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I just booted to the LiveCD and checked that, and my /etc/fstab already 
has the drives mounting using the UUID.  I did run blkid and vol_id as 
the article you linked suggested, and they match what is in /etc/fstab.  
Very good suggestion, but a dead end I'm afraid.

Thanks alot for the tip, though!
Harry