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====== Howto Change a Storage Controller in Linux ======

http://serverfault.com/questions/27428/how-to-add-one-module-to-initrd-using-mkinitrd

http://www.mail-archive.com/fedora-package-announce@redhat.com/msg21104.html

http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?p=886204

===== Scenario =====

  * Server dies and needs to be replaced in a hurry.
  * Hard drive(s) has been moved to new computer hardware, but won't boot.

===== Centos/Fedora/Redhat =====

Boot the new computer from the appropriate install CD/DVD.

  - Choose **Rescue** mode
  - Skip networking
  - Mount the filesystem under ''/mnt/sysimage''

Adjust the following AHCI driver example for your needs and your kernel:

<file>
chroot /mnt/sysimage
cp /boot/initrd-2.26.27.24-78.2.53-fc9.x86_64.img /boot/initrd-2.26.27.24-78.2.53-fc9.x86_64.old
mkinitrd --preload ahci -f /boot/initrd-2.26.27.24-78.2.53-fc9.x86_64.img 2.26.27.24-78.2.53-fc9.x86_64
</file>

Exit and reboot the system.

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