ata and scsi modules in initrd

[Manuel Wolfshant]

Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> On 02.12.2007 19:16, Leszek Matok wrote:
>   
>> Dnia 2007-12-02, o godz. 18:09:58 Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora at leemhuis.info>
>> napisał(a):
>>
>>     
>>> * you try to boot F8 and it won't find the root filesystem, because the
>>> module (ata_piix) with drives the chipsets storage controller in its
>>> default mode is missing in the initrd -> trouble that a lot of our users
>>> are unable to solve
>>>       
>> Happened to me after a BIOS upgrade, as well, but come on, the website
>> specifically said something like "don't upgrade the BIOS yourself" and "don't
>> mess with the BIOS unless you're sure the upgrade will fix something".
>>     
>
> Sure, but there are good reasons to update the BIOS now and then.
>
>   
>> And it took me 15 seconds to switch to AHCI mode and boot Fedora again.
>>     
>
> If you know about it. What do ordinary users do that don't know about
> such things that got told by a "good" friend to update the BIOS?
>   
When I've told my girl friend to press DEL to enter the BIOS in order to 
do a change (-> load safe defaults), the reply was "press what ?", 
followed by "what's a BIOS?"
And she is actively using a computer daily for several (6+) years.