Re: debug initrd

[hugo vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

hugo vanwoerkom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I compiled Lenny's backport linux-source-2.6.32 2.6.32-15~bpo50+1 but it 
> does not boot: it says 'Loading files...' and sits there.
>
> So I want to debug the initrd. The man page of initramfs-tools says:
>
> debug generates lots of output. It writes a log to /tmp/initramfs.debug. 
>  Instead when invoked with an  arbitrary argument output is written to 
> console.  Use for example "debug=vc".
>
> So I set /etc/default/rcS TMPTIME=2 and used 'debug' but nothing is in 
> /tmp.
>
> Anybody guess what goes on here?
>
> 'debug=vc' generates the output on the console and he is sleeping but it 
> goes by too fst to see what went on so I want to look at the output.

Found what happens: the root device is not /dev/hda6 but /dev/sda6, 
after 3 minutes he drops you into a shell and you can look around. Neat 
tool. And the reason for all this came out negative: sensors-detect 
still finds no sensors... :-(

Hugo