The "Gave up waiting for root device" error on boot seems to be a
common enough problem, but all the forum postings that I could find
mention a workaround, not a fix. I found the cause, check the IDE
jumpers. I wrote about it here:
http://dotancohen.com/eng/gave_up_waiting_for_root_device.html

I hope that this info gets to those who need it.

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http://what-is-what.com

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