Bug#329880: initrd-tools: unnecessarily loads ide-scsi module
On 9/24/05, maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, Sven Luther wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 12:12:27AM -0400, Ben Aisen wrote:
> > > Package: initrd-tools
> > > Version: 0.1.82
> > > Severity: normal
> > > Tags: patch
> > >
> > > *** Please type your report below this line ***
> > > The ide-scsi module isn't used to access SCSI drives, but mkinitrd
> > > generates initrd images that load it at boot time if the host system
> > > has a newer kernel and an SCSI (or SATA) root partition.
> >
> > Notice that for newer kernels (and i suppose you mean 2.6.12 and up now in
> > testing/unstable), initrd-tools is obsoleted and replaced by yaird (right now
> > in the archive, and which works just fine) or initramfs-tools (to be
> > uploaded). Give yaird a try and tell us what you think of it.
>
> initramfs-tools is in NEW
> -> http://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html
> should go in really soon.
>
If that's the case, and initrd-tools is about to be replaced as the
default for 2.6.12+, then you can just close this bug. (On the other
hand, if it stays the default, you might want to look into fixing it,
because having your CD burner suddenly break on an upgrade is an
annoyance.)
Ben
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