Re: [tlug] Help: unrecognized disk

["Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com>]

On 11/30/07, Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:22:50 +0900, "Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com> wrote:
>
> > Not sure if this one works with above mentioned distros out of the
> > box, but it does work with gentoo box after I recompiled my kernel
> > with the needed drivers selected.
>
> And therein lies the rub. If you have to recompile the kernel for the
> controller to be recognized, how do you install the distro in the first
> place?

When compiling my kernel I do so by hand (that is I do not use
genkernel), so in the case mentioned above it is "normal" to have to
recompile after adding *any* new hardware. I assume that the live cd
for gentoo supports this out of the box, but that is an assumption.

Regards, Keith