On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:17:56 +0200, Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de> wrote: > Hi, > > Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> wrote: > > It seems like the initramfs hasn't picked up on the fact that that > > module is needed. This should be fixable by doing: > > > > echo ide_generic >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules > > update-initramfs > > > > You may find that once booted with the module loaded, update-initramfs > > can work out that that module is needed, and that it doesn't need to be > > explicitly listed in the /etc/initramfs-tools/modules file, but the > > problem presumably comes from the fact that ide_generic was not needed > > in the earlier kernel, or that it was loading a specific chipset's > > module in the etch kernel, and that module's name has changed rendering > > it unavailable for the new kernel. > > Yes, I have fixed the system that way, but my real intention was, > to avoid that this problem occures again in the future. > Thus asking what package is responsible for this. Since that fix works, it seems to me that the fault lies somewhere in the linux-image or initramfs-tools packages -- one or other of them should realise that if we're currently relying on ide_oldname, that means that we need to ensure that either ide_generic or ide_newname get added to the list of modules that get built into the new kernel's initrd. Do you happen to know the name of the module that was providing ide support before the kernel upgrade was? > But maybe this is not really important for the docu I want to write for > that floppy installation process. It really ought to be covered here: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#boot-hangs but I get the impression that your problem is not helped by these suggestions, so perhaps you should write a subsection that would have helped, and submit it as a bug report against the manual -- see: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-about.en.html#bug-reports Once that's fixed, you'd be able to refer to that manual in your floppy install notes. Actually, if you're writing a floppy install section, it's probably best to submit it as a bug against the install guide, so that it gets incorporated permanently. There should at least be a reference to it in this bit: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch02s04.html.en and perhaps here: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apas02.html.en saying that it's no longer directly supported, but you can do it by following the instructions in e.g. Appendix X: Floppy Installs if you think that's an appropriate place. You can submit what you write as a bug/patch against the package installation-guide Cheers, Phil. -- |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] http://www.hands.com/ |-| HANDS.COM Ltd. http://www.uk.debian.org/ |(| 10 Onslow Gardens, South Woodford, London E18 1NE ENGLAND
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