Bug#401764: initramfs-tools: Produces broken (unbootable) initrd

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

severity 401764 normal
tags 401764 moreinfo
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> Not much more to say. Any kernel image I build an initrd for now
> breaks in
> the same way. Since I'm lazy and didn't feel like transcripting
> everything
> it outputs, I took pictures of the screen when it broke:
> http://hephaestus.constanta.rdsnet.ro/~gcbirzan/initramfs/
> 
> What's funny is this (this is a broken initrd):
> 
> gcbirzan@meili:~/initramfs$ gunzip -dc < /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-3-686
> |
> cpio -i
> 22694 blocks
> gcbirzan@meili:~/initramfs$ bin/fstype < /dev/sda5
> FSTYPE=reiserfs
> FSSIZE=71206174720

the images you posted look like a busted klibc,
but aboves output of fstype seems quite fine.

please provide the initramfs on your server,
i'd be happy to take a look.
also please add to the bug report the output of
sh -x mkinitramfs -o /tmp/fooo.img
update-initramfs -u -v


thanks

-- 
maks