On 2012-12-20 11:03 (GMT+0200) ellanios82 composed:
/dev/sda4: ERROR: cannot open `/dev/sda4' (No such file or directory)
- my idea was that Linux was proud to be kind to older hardware . . . that After kernel 3.4 it is not possible to boot from a SATA HD while having an internal 40 wire ribbon-cable {i think 40 } PATA HD for back-up is no-longer possible, is, for me, a serious concern.
Such a basic ability to mount a 40-wire PATA 2nd drive would seem important enough to be worth fixing fast.
Finally you told us the cause. Any PATA device a 40 wire cable fits can have an 80 wire replace it, and if it's a HD made in the past 10+ years, should, as the 80 wire cable will not only be your solution, but will allow your PATA device to run at the full speed it is capable of. To continue to use 40 wire will handicap speed, and require a special cmdline parameter to force the maximum speed attempted by the driver down to a fraction of the device's maximum to prevent problems like yours. The UDMA5 spec requires 80 wire. You're lucky if your 3.4 kernel hasn't caused data corruption on your PATA HD while using a 40 wire cable. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org