Bug#450838: marked as done (initrd images for sparc64 f do not allow booting machines)
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and subject line Bug#450838: initrd images for sparc64 f do not allow booting machines
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.91b
Severity: critical
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When booting, many segmentation faults are encountered and then
an ash shell prompt is given. The log complains from not being able
to mount /dev/hda2 on /root, but within the shell executing the command
mount -t ext3 /dev/hda2 /root will work.
The kernel-image package installation script seems to regenerate initrd
images for all kernel images. This prevents booting unless falling back
to old/bakuped initrd images. These will boot normally with the same kernel
As the old initrd tools are not available, this failure may be fatale for
many systems, that's why I consider this bug critical.
--- System information. ---
Architecture: sparc
Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-sparc64
Debian Release: lenny/sid
500 unstable ftp.fr.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
==================================-+-=============
klibc-utils (>= 1.5.6-1) | 1.5.7-2
cpio | 2.9-4
module-init-tools | 3.3-pre11-4
udev (>= 0.086-1) | 0.114-2
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On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 03:59:04PM +0100, Mazen NEIFER wrote:
>
> When booting, many segmentation faults are encountered and then
> an ash shell prompt is given. The log complains from not being able
> to mount /dev/hda2 on /root, but within the shell executing the command
> mount -t ext3 /dev/hda2 /root will work.
>
> The kernel-image package installation script seems to regenerate initrd
> images for all kernel images. This prevents booting unless falling back
> to old/bakuped initrd images. These will boot normally with the same kernel
>
> As the old initrd tools are not available, this failure may be fatale for
> many systems, that's why I consider this bug critical.
>
> Architecture: sparc
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
yeah klibc is fucked on sparc, news at 11
closing as duplicate bug report, see #399724
and if you want to really help as sparc porter upstream thread:
http://marc.info/?t=119427110900003&r=1&w=2
--
maks
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