On 06/07/2010 10:07 AM, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > tags 582858 + patch > thanks > > * Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> [2010-05-24 09:00]: >> 0 root@moo:~# update-initramfs -k all -u >> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood >> readlink: missing operand >> Try `readlink --help' for more information. >> stdin: Illegal seek >> mkinitramfs: for root missing /sys/block/ entry > > The patch below works for me. Can you try it? > > --- a/hook-functions 2010-06-07 15:03:22.000000000 +0100 > +++ b/hook-functions 2010-06-07 15:06:06.000000000 +0100 > @@ -226,6 +226,14 @@ > > # findout root block device + fstype > eval "$(mount | awk '/\/dev\// {if ($3 == "/") {print "root=" $1 "\nFSTYPE=" $5; exit}}')" > + > + # handle ubifs and return since ubifs root is a char device but > + # most of the commands below only work with block devices. > + if [ "${FSTYPE}" = "ubifs" ]; then > + manual_add_modules "${FSTYPE}" > + return > + fi > + > if [ "${root}" = "/dev/root" ] ; then > root="/dev/disk/by-uuid/"$(blkid -o value -s UUID ${root}) 2>/dev/null > fi hrm, doesn't seem to work for me. Am i applying it in the wrong place? Here's a transcript of a failure, patch application, and a repeated failure: >> 0 root@moo:/usr/share/initramfs-tools# grep ^MODULES /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf >> MODULES=dep >> 0 root@moo:/usr/share/initramfs-tools# update-initramfs -v -k $(uname -r) -u >> Keeping /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood.dpkg-bak >> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood >> readlink: missing operand >> Try `readlink --help' for more information. >> stdin: Illegal seek >> mkinitramfs: for root missing /sys/block/ entry >> mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most >> mkinitramfs: Error please report the bug >> Removing /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood.dpkg-bak >> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood >> 1 root@moo:/usr/share/initramfs-tools# patch -p1 < /root/582858.diff >> patching file hook-functions >> Hunk #1 succeeded at 258 (offset 32 lines). >> 0 root@moo:/usr/share/initramfs-tools# update-initramfs -v -k $(uname -r) -u >> Keeping /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood.dpkg-bak >> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood >> readlink: missing operand >> Try `readlink --help' for more information. >> stdin: Illegal seek >> mkinitramfs: for root missing /sys/block/ entry >> mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most >> mkinitramfs: Error please report the bug >> Removing /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood.dpkg-bak >> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-kirkwood >> 1 root@moo:/usr/share/initramfs-tools# It still works fine with MODULES=list, of course. --dkg
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