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Re: why does loop-aes over USB2.0 make 2.4.18 unstable? (block-major-2)
dave-mlist@bfnet.com wrote:
> Since I recently upgraded to an SMP system, I re-installed RH8.0, and
> followed the directions for installing loop-aes. I have a usb drive
> which is one big loop-aes partition, so I copied over my previous
> system's /etc/fstab entry, and I plugged in my usb drive. Within 1
> minute, my system froze.
>
> I tried kernels 2.4.19 and 2.4.20 with identical results. It seems
> that whenever I plug in the usb drive, I see "modprobe: can't locate
> block-major-2". I'm not sure if this is a result of loop-aes, but I
> thought someone in this list might have seen this before.
[snip]
> Any suggestions?
Is your SMP kernel .config exactly same as your previous UP kernel .config
(excluding UP -> SMP change)? Your kernel config appears a little strange
since it does not have floppy support enabled at all.
Posting your /etc/fstab line and your kernel .config might help. I suggest
that you check your kernel .config for missing bits and recompile your
kernel and loop-AES module. At least add support for block-major-2 "Floppy
disks" and char-major-97 "Parallel port generic ATAPI interface".
Regards,
Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@pp.inet.fi>
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