Bug#281172: mkinitrd: fails with ROOT=probe

[maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at>]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Jens Nachtigall wrote:

> > I tried to install a kernel-image which failed with:
> > Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 (2.6.8-5) ...
> > /usr/sbin/mkinitrd: /dev/loop1: Unknown root device
> >                     Please refer to the manual page.
> > Failed to create initrd image.
> >
> >
> > So I began searching for the possible reason. It seems that
> > getroot() in mkinitrd does not work correctly, in part this part of
> > it:
> >
> >                 script='
> >                         BEGIN { printf "set -- " }
> >                         /^#/ { next }
> >                         $2 == "/" { root = $1; type = $3; next }
> >                         $3 == "swap" { printf "'\''%s'\''", $1 }
> >                         END {
> >                                 print ""
> >                                 print "root=" root
> >                                 print "fstabtype=" type
> >                         }
> >                 '
> >                 root=
> >                 eval "$(awk "$script" /etc/fstab)"
> >
> > ###########gives:
> > #   set -- '''/dev/loop1'''
> > #   root=/dev/hda1
> > #   fstabtype=ext3
> 
> After setting ROOT=/dev/hda1 in /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf it works ok. 
> 
> 
> Don't know why the autodetection of ROOT fails...
> 
> [...]
> 
> 
> Jens

it seems that the mkinitrd awk snippet requires your root
above your swap in your fstab.

still investigating why..
can you please confirm?



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maks