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Re: [PLUG] initrd/udev hell...again
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Jon Nelson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I brought this topic up once before and the thread is here:
>
> http://lists.netisland.net/archives/plug/plug-2005-12/msg00167.html
>
> In a nutshell...
>
> I have:
>
> Debian sarge
> CPU: AMD k6
> FS: reiser
>
> 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:
>
> savedefault
> boot
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.
>
> Then the system reboots.
>
> I never found a solution to this problem except reverting to an old 2.4
> kernel. Like any good geek I have to figure out why it wont work. I
> would really like to get the 2.6 kernel running.
>
> Since revisiting this problem I have tried creating a new initrd image.
>
> # uname -a
> Linux myHost 2.4.27-3-k6 #1 Tue May 30 00:12:18 UTC 2006 i586
> GNU/Linux
>
> # 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
> my /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf:
>
> -----------------------start /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf--------------------
>
> # /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf:
> # Configuration file for mkinitrd(8). See mkinitrd.conf(5).
> #
> # This file is meant to be parsed as a shell script.
>
> # What modules to install.
> MODULES=most
>
> # The length (in seconds) of the startup delay during which linuxrc may be
> # interrupted.
> DELAY=0
>
> # If this is set to probe mkinitrd will try to figure out what's needed to
> # mount the root file system. This is equivalent to the old PROBE=on
> setting.
> ROOT=probe
>
> # This controls the permission of the resulting initrd image.
> UMASK=022
>
> # Command to generate the initrd image.
> MKIMAGE='mkcramfs %s %s > /dev/null'
>
> # Set this to yes if you want to use busybox(1).
> BUSYBOX=no
>
> # Set this to no if you want to disable /usr/share/initrd-tools/scripts.
> PKGSCRIPTS=yes
>
> # This is the value for LD_LIBRARY_PATH when deciding what goes onto the #
> image.
> INITRD_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
>
> # Hardcode partition to resume from so it doesn't have to be specified #
> on the command line. The command line will override this setting.
> # RESUME=
>
> -----------------------end /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf--------------------
>
> My /etc/mkinitrd/modules has "reiserfs" as its only entry.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> Jon
>
>
>
>
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