Hello all.
Does anyone tried to install ROS higher version than 3.1 on motherboard with southbridge ICH9 on USB flash?
Only information: “Loading system” and hang up.
For me only workable version is 3.1. MT says that is the driver problem in kernel that they use.
They can’t say nothing about when it will be fixed.
Any other expirence ?
My motherboard - Supermicro X7SBE (great hardware).
Meaby MT knows something more than last?
Please for help!
Yes, this is known. Supposedly it has something to do with the new kernel that was used. We will see how to fix it
Thank You Normis !
I’m waiting for some good info 
Best regards
Hi MT Team.
How is working progress? Any chance for 3.11 without ICH9 problem?
Best regards
Normis can You give me some information?
I’m waiting with 5 new routers, can’t install them in user environment.
so there is 3.11 …
hopefully updated and… “Loading system Error loading operating system”
there is a change, but still doesn’t working !
MT Team when it will be working on ICH9 and USB stick ?!?!?!
please for some comment
ICH9 doesn’t make good friends with linux … no idea how to fix it.
meaby ROS 3.1 is the answer?
this version works
You are proffesional You must know how to fix it!
wich version of kernel is used in ROS ?
any one have similar problem?
3.12 - problem with ICH9 still not repaired…
MT team do You even tried to repaird this bug?
Can You just upgrade the kernel? (it should solve the problem)
We have problem to buy good motherboard with old ICH8 southbridge…
Every new motherboard has now new southbrige.
And We don’t want to invest in old hardware too…
We have about 20 units in real environment with ROS 3.1 (only this version working) and we can’t upgrade to never version…
Waiting for some good info.
Regards
i believe this is a problem with the intel driver in the kernel, it supports pata and sata in the same module. I believe you have at blacklist modules in kernel for it to work. ‘blacklist ata_piix’ or something like that. I ran into this problem with Debian and a CF-Sata adapter, it would see the device but time out like crazy because two drivers were trying to handle the same hardware. I am also using x7sbe - excellent motherboard.
Is it possible to modify the kernel commandline parameters upon boot on MT? Anyone ever modified the boot manager config?
ps - can you install stock debian etchandahalf (2.6.24) on that ICH9 and it works ? That would be a good test to see if its mikrotik specific or not.
Hi changeip
I will try to install debian in monday…
I don’t understand that mt team can’t repair this problem since 3.2 version…
PS. Did You use this motherboard?
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/3000/PDSMA+.cfm
ICH8, IDE cotroller… looks better to use with MT
Hi normis,
I install ROS3.13 on a usb flash disk but it take long time to boot it will display loading system and will would stay for like 10 min and later display some other thing and start services what could be the problem could it be a bug?
make sure your USB stick is USB2.0 and that the port is also USB2.0
then try another stick in another PC, maybe one of the devices you tried is faulty.
We just tested USB flash with RouterOS and it worked fine
well, one of our USB-installed routers boots about 2-3 minutes (the others - about 40 secs)… maybe some chipset-specific bug…
onowojemma if You have motherboard with ICH9 southbridge it is impossible to run ROS higher that 3.1 version
we still waiting for repair this problem by MT team…
DuDuS, ICH9 is the problem only if you use IDE disks. it doesn’t affect USB disks
hi chupaka, we have problem only with USB drivers (pendrives) ide/sata disks works fine for us
we tested 6 different flash drives and no one works.
MT know that the problem is there (kernel problem).
Regards
Michal
well, our ICH9-based router works in opposite way: USB is working fine, and IDE - no =)
Thanks for all the reply i try out another flash disk and the boot time reduces but nt still like IDE