Bug#308878: kernel-image-2.6.10+11-1-686-smp fails to boot

[maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at>]

tags 308878 moreinfo
thanks

On Fri, 13 May 2005, Svante Signell wrote:

> Package: kernel-image
> Version: 2.6.10-1-686-smp and 2.6.11-1-686-smp
> Severity: Grave
> 
> The latest smp kernels fails to boot due to the root partiton is not
> found, resulting in a kernel panic. Kernels 2.6.8 and 2.6.9 boot OK.
> Hardware is dual Celerons.
> 
> When installing these kernels I get an error not seen before:
> #> apt-get install --reinstall kernel-image-2.6.10-1-686-smp
> Unpacking replacement kernel-image-2.6.10-1-686-smp ...
> Setting up kernel-image-2.6.10-1-686-smp (2.6.10-6) ...
> cpio:   /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7fea000): No such file or directory
> cpio: (0xffffe000): No such file or directory
> Not touching initrd symlinks since we are being reinstalled (2.6.10-6)
> Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated (2.6.10-6)
> ...
> 
> Attached is a diff between the configurations files of 2.6.9 and 2.6.10.
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Svante Signell <svante.signell@telia.com>

please send in working dmesg of 2.6.8 or 2.6.9.

are you using scsi root?
if yes it's a initrd bug, you might want to look at #298736


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maks