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Re: flashing fails due to size issue during upgrade



So what's the bottom line of this for the average user? Should I take any precautionary measures before upgrading my slug to Squeeze (I will of course follow the instructions in the release notes)? Is it clear why Jeffrey's ramdisk didn't fit in the flash?

Regards
Björn

On Feb 21, 2011 8:39 PM, "Jeffrey B. Green" <jeff@kikisoso.org> wrote:
> On 02/21/2011 11:18 AM, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
>> * Jeffrey B. Green<jeff@kikisoso.org> [2011-02-18 13:53]:
>>> # /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
>>> # replace "most" with "dep"
>>> MODULES=dep
>>>
>>> Anyone out there know of any pitfalls in this approach?? I.e. are all
>>> the crucial modules included in the initrd?
>>
>> Yeah, it should work fine.
>>
>> Make sure to make a backup of your flash before you install the new
>> ramdisk:
>> cat /dev/mtdblock?> backup
>>
>
> It did indeed reboot okay. I waited about a day or so and then made the
> plunge.
>
> The only thing now that is not working quite right after the upgrade is
> IPv6 on the overclocked slug. It configures okay from boot on the stock
> slug. However, the overclocked one doesn't seem to configure the IPv6
> interface on boot. Maybe a timing issue.
>
> If you have an idea as to why that may be so, then that would be great.
>
> Thanks for the feedback regarding the mods.
>
> -jeff
>
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