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Re: [PLUG] initrd/udev hell...again
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sean finney wrote:
> hey jon,
>
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 03:21:43PM -0400, Jon Nelson wrote:
>> I installed 2.6 kernels (2.6.12-1-k7, 2.6.15-1-k7, 2.6.16-2-k7) via
>> aptitude, which told me to purge hotplug and install udev. After doing
>> that the new kernel wont boot. The last thing I see on the screen is:
>
> where are you getting the kernels from? backports.org? home rolled?
>From Debian mirrors.
>
>> # mkinitrd --supported-host-version=2.6.12-1-k7 && echo "foo" foo
>> # mkinitrd --supported-target-version=2.6.12-1-k7 && echo "foo" foo
>> # mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-test 2.6.16-2-k7
>>
>> This appears to create the initrd image but it still wont boot. Here is
>
> have you tried examining the initrd?
Yep. I couldn't find anything glaring wrong. Anything specific I should
look for?
>
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 03:35:19PM -0400, LeRoy Cressy wrote:
>> Why not compile a kernel without inttrd support since initrd is
>> primarily used for install kernels where a minimal distro is installen
>> in ram. On a normal system you do not need initrd since all of the boot
>> info is on the HD and contained in the MBR.
>
> keep in mind if you do this, you will have to also make sure you
> compile in the essentials needed to boot the system (IDE/SATA,
> filesystem, raid, etc). in debian almost everything is compiled as a
> module.
>
>
> sean
>
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