Bug#336392: Acknowledgement (linux-image-2.6.14-1-686: 2.6.14 doesn't boot after dist-upgrade from 2.6.12)

[Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>]

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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:01:28 +0100
Olaf van der Spek <OvdSpek@LIACS.NL> wrote:

> Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > What version of yaird? 
> 
> ii  yaird [linux-initramfs-tool]  0.0.11-9   Yet Another mkInitRD

Oh - I must've been sleeping when reading your bugreport at first.
Sorry about that!


> > some mix or locally backported stuff?
> > 
> > Try do a 'dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.14-1-686' and see if it
> > spews out any errors or warnings.
> 
> # dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.14-1-686
> Using /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
> Full list of probed ramdisk generating tools : /usr/sbin/mkinitrd 
> /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs.

I am surprised that no error is emitted here.


The following showed up on #debian-devel today:

calc2> svel: i am able to reproduce 336392 as well and the issue with
calc2> it is that the BusLogic scsi driver for the root filesystem is
calc2> not being added to the initramfs by

and

calc2> svenl: 336688 involves yaird not being about to realize that the
calc2> root fs in on a piix ide controller, which makes it sound like
calc2> its root fs driver detection is buggy


That "calc2" was gone now that I wanted additional info from (and on)
him/her (from Latvia, judging from the /whois...?). These bugreports
could indeed be related but concerns different drivers so I will keep
them separate for now...


 - Jonas


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