Bug#343048: linux-image-2.6.14-2-686: modules ide-generic and ide-disk not loading

[Maximilian Attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 10:26:16AM +0000, Ricardo Ferreira wrote:
> I have the same problem. At first I thought it might be the way yaird was
> generating the ram disk, so I tried using initramfs-tools instead. This did
> not work (the error was about the same stated in other words in the boot
> process). When I "dpkg -i" to the version that was previously working fine
> (kernel version 2.6.14-4) I was surprised to find it had now the exact same
> error. This probably means that it is not the kernel package's fault, but
> something about the way the initrd is generated (although it is giving the
> same problem with yaird and initramfs-tools). 
> 
> I repeat: The previously working fine kernel package
> linux-image-2.6.14-2-686_2.6.14-4 is _not_ working now either after I rolled
> back to it using "dpkg -i".
> 
> On boot the system does give me a console when hitting the error so it lets
> me manually load the modules. "modprobe ide-generic" and "modprobe ide-disk"
> allows the system to boot just fine.

the debian kernel package has an patch that prevents udev from properly
loading ide-generic.
that patch is on the way to be removed.

the ide-disk case needs to be looked into.
anyway as short time workaround add
-- /etc/mkinitramfs/modules
ide-generic
ide-disk
--

and dpkg-reconfigure your linux-image.

regards

--
maks