Bug#544340: 2.6.30: can't boot 2.6.30-1-amd64, Couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0
Package: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64
Version: 2.6.30-6
Severity: grave
File: 2.6.30
Justification: renders package unusable
After installing linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64, the system is unable to boot.
I says:
RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0.
...
Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,4).
Booting with linux-old (I'm using lilo and linux-image-2.6.29-1-amd64) does work.
Any hints?
In these makbookspro there was a bug about the ramdisk size, but I think it
can't be the same problem, as the 2.6.30 image is slightly smaller than
2.6.29.
debianmbp:/home/jo# ll /boot/initrd.img-2.6.*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6398165 5 mai 2008 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6397982 24 abr 2008 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-amd64.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4790578 15 ago 16:55 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4775604 1 jul 17:37 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-amd64.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4770357 30 ago 20:34 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-amd64
Any hint?
Kind regards
Sebastià
-- Package-specific info:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=ca_ES.UTF8, LC_CTYPE=ca_ES.UTF8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.27 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.93.4 tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.9-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.0.13-5 Yet Another mkInitRD
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 recommends no packages.
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 suggests:
ii grub 0.97-56 GRand Unified Bootloader (dummy pa
ii grub-legacy [grub] 0.97-56 GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v
ii lilo 1:22.8-8 LInux LOader - The Classic OS load
pn linux-doc-2.6.30 <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.30-1-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.30-1-amd64: false
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.30-1-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.30-1-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.30-1-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: false
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/abort-install-2.6.30-1-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.30-1-amd64:
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