Bug#347886: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7: Software Suspend: "Unable to find swap device"

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 06:12:20PM +0100, Johannes Rohr wrote:
> On Sa, Jan 14, 2006 at 03:27:50 +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
> > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Johannes Rohr wrote:
> > 
> > > Package: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7
> > > Version: 2.6.15-1
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > Hi, I've been trying to use software suspend which is enabled in this
> > > kernel version. Strangely, software suspend complains:
> > > 
> > > "unable to find swap device. Try swapon -a"
> > 
> > please tell which initramfs generator you use?
> > it's the business of the initramfs to hand hove to the swsusp image.
> > 
> > please try initramfs-tools, works fine here.
> 
> Thanks, it looks like you hit the nail on the head. Replacing yaird by
> initramfs-tools solved it! Wouldn't this warrant adding a conflict
> against yaird (or at least removing the dependency alternative)?

2.6.15-2 hs initramfs-tools as default, which should be enough.

Also, your proposal is a bit simplistic, since both yaird and initramfs-tools
currently have still some set of use case which are not fully supported.

Friendly,

Sven Luther