[Trac #216] Kernel doesn't work w/some USB HDDs

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#216: Kernel doesn't work w/some USB HDDs
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 Reporter:  mfoster  |       Owner:  jg     
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  high     |   Milestone:  BTest-1
Component:  kernel   |    Keywords:         
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 Somewhere along the line in the kernel, someone got impatient, and
 apparently reduced the delays after resetting USB peripherals midway
 through the boot process.  As a consequence, the kernel can't find the
 root on such devices, since /dev/sda1 isn't attached until several seconds
 *after* the kernel gives up and burrows into the initrd shell.
 Specifically, this was noted on the 1.8" Seagate ST650211U-RK 5.0GB drive.
 Ugh.

 FYI!
 MarkF

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