Bug#517796: linux-image-2.6-amd64-etchnhalf: Firewire-HDD doesn't work and md can't get assembled

[Florian Zagler <FlorianZagler@web.de>]

Package: linux-image-2.6-amd64-etchnhalf
Severity: normal

With the 2.6.18-6 Kernel in Etch the System is running perfectly.

After installing the Etch'n'half-kernel the system fails to boot with
this kernel.

Current setup:
/dev/md0 as /boot (RAID1)
/dev/md1 as PV for LVM (RAID1)
/dev/md2 as PV for LVM (RAID5)

miraculix:~# pvs && vgs && lvs
pvs  PV         VG        Fmt  Attr PSize   PFree
pvs  /dev/md1   miraculix lvm2 a-    67,88G 33,44G
pvs  /dev/md2   datensilo lvm2 a-   931,52G 65,52G
vgs  VG        #PV #LV #SN Attr   VSize   VFree
vgs  datensilo   1   4   0 wz--n- 931,52G 65,52G
vgs  miraculix   1   5   0 wz--n-  67,88G 33,44G
lvs  LV            VG        Attr   LSize   Origin Snap%  Move Log Copy%
lvs  home          datensilo -wi-ao 750,00G
lvs  repository    datensilo -wi-ao 100,00G
lvs  sambaprofiles datensilo -wi-ao   5,00G
lvs  www           datensilo -wi-ao  11,00G
lvs  root          miraculix -wi-ao   2,44G
lvs  swap          miraculix -wi-ao   6,00G
lvs  temp          miraculix -wi-ao   1,00G
lvs  usr           miraculix -wi-ao  15,00G
lvs  var           miraculix -wi-ao  10,00G

All the required files to start the system are located on RAID1.
When the system tries to boot, the assembly of all md-devices fails and the
kernel is unable to communicate with the firewire-HDD usually used as
medium for BackupPC.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers oldstable
  APT policy: (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-amd64
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)