Alright, so bootfrom=removable addresses your issue. We're working on improved 
detection of live media so bootfrom=removable hopefully won't be necessary 
anymore in the future. Not a bug inside grml2hd so closing this issue therefore.

thanks && regards,
-mika-

hdt sees the disk and partitions in both versions of grml. The OS doesn't see them.  I was able to run gparted on ver 9 but ver 5 did not have gparted. gparted did not see the disk per my experience without the pci=nomsi boot option -> which did not work for ver 5 either. ver 5 still wants to mount /dev/sda5 which is my first fat32 partition on the hdd.

>> 1. Does an older grml version work for you?
> This is the first version I have seen. Searched for others but not obvious.

Just download version 2009.05 from one of the mirrors listed at
http://grml.org/download/

Downloaded medium grml64. There was a keyboard mapping problem on ver 5 when choosing "us" kyb and the "-" key?????

>> 2. Does adding bootoptions 'noapic nolapic' change anything?

> noapic boots; but with pci=nomsi fails because "cd" mount on /dev/sda5.

> nolapic doesn't boot with "cd" mount on /dev/loop0; same with
> pci=nomsi. I don't see the timeout errors for nolapic option with
> either.
[...]
>  With "pci=nomsi" anywhere grml mounts /dev/sda5 instead of
>  /dev/sr0 and fails the boot.

Please try booting with additional 'bootfrom=removable' bootoption.
Seems like your /dev/sda5 looks like a partition containing
information/files relevant for a live-system. /dev/sda5 is a fat32 partition that I use for joint windows/linux use.

Using the options: 'bootfrom=removable and pci=nomsi' -> sees the HDD and I can now load grml to a partition which I will be trying later today.

Thanks for all the help. 

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* single.1 wrote in grml's BTS on 20091112 / 16:32:

>> 1. Does an older grml version work for you?
> This is the first version I have seen. Searched for others but not obvious.

Just download version 2009.05 from one of the mirrors listed at
http://grml.org/download/

>> 2. Does adding bootoptions 'noapic nolapic' change anything?

> noapic boots; but with pci=nomsi fails because "cd" mount on /dev/sda5.

> nolapic doesn't boot with "cd" mount on /dev/loop0; same with
> pci=nomsi. I don't see the timeout errors for nolapic option with
> either.
[...]
>  With "pci=nomsi" anywhere grml mounts /dev/sda5 instead of
>  /dev/sr0 and fails the boot.

Please try booting with additional 'bootfrom=removable' bootoption.
Seems like your /dev/sda5 looks like a partition containing
information/files relevant for a live-system.

regards,
-mika-

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336-263-2792(C)* single.1 wrote in grml's BTS on 20091112 / 11:33:

> Sorry, I didn't do a tab in the failsafe option prior to boot to
> see that "pci=nomsi" was there.  I removed it and all booted okay.
> Had sata problems that I have seen before and grml2hd still
> doesn't see the HDD.

Ok, thanks.

1. Does an older grml version work for you? This is the first version I have seen. Searched for others but not obvious.

2. Does adding bootoptions 'noapic nolapic' change anything?
noapic boots; but with pci=nomsi fails because "cd" mount on /dev/sda5.
nolapic doesn't boot with "cd" mount on /dev/loop0; same with pci=nomsi. I don't see the timeout errors for nolapic option with either.

3.  Does addding 'verbose debug=vc debug initcall_debug' tell you any
NO

further details (both with and without pci=nomsi)?
without pci=nomsi:
ata1.00 qc timeout (cmd 0xec)
ata1.00 Failed to identify (IO ERROR err_mask = 0x4){all the time 
except when using nolapic as stated above}

 With "pci=nomsi" anywhere grml mounts /dev/sda5 instead of /dev/sr0 and fails the boot. No sata/ata errors when using the pci=nomsi. Leaving the computer, i.e., ctrl-alt-del /dev/sr0 drawer doesn't open but get the message to remove media and hit enter. Restarts after hitting enter.

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* single.1 wrote in grml's BTS on 20091112 / 11:33:

> Sorry, I didn't do a tab in the failsafe option prior to boot to
> see that "pci=nomsi" was there.  I removed it and all booted okay.
> Had sata problems that I have seen before and grml2hd still
> doesn't see the HDD.

Ok, thanks.

Does an older grml version work for you?
Does adding bootoptions 'noapic nolapic' change anything?
Does addding 'verbose debug=vc debug initcall_debug' tell you any
further details (both with and without pci=nomsi)?

regards,
-mika-

Sorry, I didn't do a tab in the failsafe option prior to boot to see that "pci=nomsi" was there.  I removed it and all booted okay. Had sata problems that I have seen before and grml2hd still doesn't see the HDD.


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Yeah, but can you please *drop* the pci=nomsi option when choosing the failsafe 
bootoption? Just choose the failsafe option but before pressing <enter> press 
<tab> and drop the 'pci=nomsi' option using the backspace key.

regards,
-mika-

I didn't add the "pci=nomsi" when I used the fail safe option. Using the "pci=nomsi" option makes grml not boot completely/correctly.

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* single.1 wrote in grml's BTS on 20091111 / 22:51:

> The fail safe boot does the same as does the "pci=nomsi" and
> doesn't boot.  I found the pci=nomsi when xfx said they didn't
> support linux only windows but I have loaded all the linux
> distro's/live boots/installations with the pci=nomsi added to the
> kernel of the boot string.
[...]

What happens if you choose the failsafe option and drop the
pci=nomsi option from it (press <TAB> to edit it)?

> Thanks for the quick response.  I am enjoying your "grml". I have
> one system that the 32 and the 64 bit grml doesn't load at all.
> Do you want info about this machine????

Is it an not-so-fresh AMD system?
If yes see http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue753

regards,
-mika-

The fail safe boot does the same as does the "pci=nomsi" and doesn't boot.  I found the pci=nomsi when xfx said they didn't support linux only windows but I have loaded all the linux distro's/live boots/installations with the pci=nomsi added to the kernel of the boot string. The grml does not see my hdd partitions and I have many of them. I thought it was different that the flash drive could be seen. But it doesn't see my HDD????

It was a shock to me. I have several computers but only have to put the pci=nomsi on the xfx motherboard hdd linux partitions so they can load, i.e. find the disk partitions when installing or booting from them.  They have to be adjusted each time there is an upgrade to most distro's.

Thanks for the quick response.  I am enjoying your "grml". I have one system that the 32 and the 64 bit grml doesn't load at all.  Do you want info about this machine????


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Note: grml2hd doesn't do any partitioning nor does it provide an interface to 
do so, that's why 'No hard disk partitions found' usually shows up if you don't 
have an according partition setup yet.

According to your hwinfo the live system just recognizes the 32GB USB flash 
drive attached to your box. Does booting with the failsafe bootoption change 
anything?

regards,
-mika-

booting live grml64 with a XFX mb (MD-A72P-7509). 
8 gbytes memory, 500 gbyte sata WD hdd, AMD 9500 processor.

I have to put "pci=nomsi" on kernel line with all linux distros so my hdd can be
addressed.

Adding that to the grml64 pci=nomsi kernel line, grml doesn't load.
Just booting without the "pci=nomsi" then all is well until I want to grml2hd.
Get the error "No hard disk partitions found".

Tried to use cheat sheet with no avail.

Including the grml-hwinfo tarball,