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Bug#362064: udev: udev tries to write to an installed, working initrd without asking



On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:26:32 +0200 maximilian attems wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 04:25:53PM -0400, Andres Salomon wrote:

> > I had a machine that was had a poorly supported sata_mv chipset;
> > dapper nor sarge w/ 2.6.15/2.6.16 images would install onto it.  I
> > had to make a custom cd w/ backported libata and sata_mv drivers.

> > I ended up having to reinstall the system using the custom
> > installer cd. I was not pleased.  I expect that if I have a working
> > initramfs image in /boot, it should remain untouched until I
> > explicitly give permission for it to be touched.  
> 
> oldstyle initrd-tools and yaird do this,
> but they don't have any possiblity to have hooks for other packages.

And hooks seems irrelevant for this case.


 - Jonas

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