Topic: SME 7RC3 livecd - how to give boot option to the kernel

[paquerette]

Hi,

I have two SATA controller card that usually need "irqpoll" kernel option so that cards are usable. (I made that when I installed gentoo on this server)

How can I do that with the SME?

(Note : I don't have IRQ option on the motherboard bios...)

Right now, I arrive on a blue Screen with "Loading sata_sil driver" and writted over I have a message "Disabling IRQ #11)

Thanks,
paquerette

[paquerette]

it's a common need... isn't it ?

[paquerette]

help... it would be sad I can't install SME just because one can't pass kernel option to the live cd...

[dsemuk]

I don't understand what you are asking for SME doesn't have a LiveCD.

Are you asking how to get a commandline during CD bootup?

Dave

[paquerette]

During Installation boot sequence, it boot some kind of live CD called ISOLINUX... but there is no boot prompt to pass kernel option such as IRQPOLL (or acpi, vga, dma  etc...)


If you look the installation CD of the gento, the first step of the boot sequence of the installation cd is to display a boot prompt so you can choose which kernel to load for the installation (if my memory is correct gentoo & gento-nofb) and additionnally you can add some argument (like these kind of option : https://www.musix.org.ar/wiki/index.php/Boot_Options)

[dsemuk]

Ah right...

If you press "Esc" during the boot process you will be given a command line

Type in "sme" followed by option(s) you need.

Dave

[paquerette]

Thanks