Description of problem: The initrd for at least the F12 Beta Live image is missing the ums_cypress.ko module, or it is not loaded. Devices based on the Cypress AT2LP chip do not work in this case. This apparently occurs if the kernel option CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_CYPRESS_ATACB isenabled but the module ums_cypress.ko is not available. Setting that option removes this particular device from being handled by the usb_mass_storage module. Instead the ums_cypress.ko must be loaded. The same problem exists in an F11 update. See bug 524998. It may exist in the F12 installation and/or post installation. (Not tested). See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/419231 for the same issue in Ubuntu. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot F12 Live media from such a USB device. 2. Disk not detected as disk (but the USB device is found). 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
After adding ums-cypress.ko to the initrd and rebuilding dependencies the live image works as expected. Perhaps all usb-storage drivers sohuld be included on the initrd? Does this affect the normal F12 installation initrd as well? I have not had time to test this myself yet.
Same issue exists in the normal F12 installation DVD image. The ums-cypress.ko module is needed. I suggest all the usb-storage modules are added to the initrd.
Perhaps this shoud be reassigned to livecd-tools? Peter
The only way to fix this is to add all the modules in drivers/usb/storage to the initrd instead of just usb-storage.ko
I used the F11 netinstall disk image to install F12 beta DVD ISO image to my USB disk(ums-cypress), but cannot boot.
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 12 development cycle. Changing version to '12'. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Issue still there in F12. Anaconda works well when adding the missing modules from the kernel rpm to the installation initrd. I have not tried an installation _to_ the USB drive, so I do not know if mkinitrd picks up the modules correctly.
dracut-003-1.fc12 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 12. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/dracut-003-1.fc12
dracut-003-1.fc12 has been pushed to the Fedora 12 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update dracut'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F12/FEDORA-2009-12432
Using livecd-to-disc and liveusb-creator to copy livecd image to external usb hard drive (ide drive in usb caddy). Booting from the hard drive gives "no root device found" If rdshell is appended to kernel boot line then ls /dev only shows internal hard drives /dev/sda1-2 and no device for the usb hard drive. Tested on multiple machines giving the same result. However using the exact same method works with fedora 11. I noticed in the boot messages that when the usb caddy (containing the hard drive) was detected, it was described as a Cypress ...something. It picked up the usb device, just doesn't recognise it as a hard drive To add the modules to initrd like Peter Svensson, do i need to create a whole new livecd with a new initrd? Thanks
If i knew how to create a new livecd with the required module, or if someone has created one, i will be happy to test it.
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