Re: kernel 2.6.19 bug report --> "atkbd.c:spurious ACK on isa...." when boot from SATA hd, no way to start system

[alan@wylie.me.uk (Alan J. Wylie)]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:50:24 +0100, "Daniel Gonzalez Schiller" <daniel.schiller@gmail.com> said:

> When boot with SATA HD --> "atkbd.c:spurious ACK on
> isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying access hardware
> directly."

> When booting with normal hd no problem.

The problems are almost certainly to do with the driver (or lack of
driver) for your hard disc interface. There will be earlier messages
(and more importantly a lack of messages showing hardware being
detected) that end with failure to mount your root partition.

The configuration options for SATA moved in 2.6.19.

They are now under
  Device Drivers -> 
    Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers 

> I've searched in changelog but nothing found.

The error messages are as a result of the keyboard LEDs being flashed.

Have a look at:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/linux.kernel/msg/197ddf90dd6e5058
http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/660c4d2dc419ee44

Try booting with i8042.panicblink=0

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