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Bug#593276: marked as done (initramfstools >=0.94 not compatible with lenny?)

Your message dated Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:14:15 +0200
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regarding initramfstools >=0.94 not compatible with lenny?
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package: initramfs-tools
version: 0.97


Hi there,
last weekend I was testing something with fai, initramfs-tools and live-initramfs, because I had trouble with netbooting a via vb8001 mb with a second pcie e1000e card. 

My current solution for initramfs-tools is:
- take source code of initramfs-tools_0.93.4-grml02 from http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/i/initramfs-tools
- revert commit 836e5cf6ddb30757365c2b879b96958c250dcd7b - mkinitramfs: only copy modprobe conf files (which was reverted in commit 60e66ab6f7e799ac99e051fd8877f5b54758f454 that's not included in initramfs-tools_0.93.4-grml02), 
 because it breaks compatibility with lenny.
- compile and make a new version for my local repo
Here's a diff of the source codes of initramfs-tools_0.93.4-grml02 and my local version:
diff -Naurp initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02/debian/changelog initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02~hbpo02/debian/changelog --- initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02/debian/changelog 2010-08-16 23:03:01.000000000 +0200 +++ initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02~hbpo02/debian/changelog 2010-08-16 23:03:33.000000000 +0200 
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+initramfs-tools (0.93.4-grml02~hbpo02) lenny; urgency=low
+
+  * revert copying only /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf to  *
+    as it breaks compatibility with lenny
+
+ -- hoonet local system user <hoouser@hpedebsv19.hpe.hoonet.org> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:06:42 +0200 
+
+initramfs-tools (0.93.4-grml02~hbpo01) lenny; urgency=low
+
+  * rebuild for lenny
+
+ -- hoonet local system user <hoouser@hpedebsv19.hpe.hoonet.org> Thu, 20 May 2010 15:57:00 +0200 
+
initramfs-tools (0.93.4-grml02) unstable; urgency=low

  * New release based on upstream's git tree.
diff -Naurp initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02/mkinitramfs initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02~hbpo02/mkinitramfs --- initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02/mkinitramfs 2010-08-16 23:03:01.000000000 +0200 +++ initramfs-tools-0.93.4-grml02~hbpo02/mkinitramfs 2010-08-16 23:03:33.000000000 +0200 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ copy_exec /sbin/modprobe /sbin
copy_exec /sbin/depmod /sbin
copy_exec /sbin/rmmod /sbin
mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/etc/modprobe.d"
-cp -a /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf "${DESTDIR}/etc/modprobe.d/"
+cp -a /etc/modprobe.d/* "${DESTDIR}/etc/modprobe.d/"

# workaround: libgcc always needed on old-abi arm
if [ "$DPKG_ARCH" = arm ] || [ "$DPKG_ARCH" = armeb ]; then

- recompile fai 3.3.5 (current) for my local repo
Else all the machines get initrams-tools=0.97 installed that is shipped with
deb http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download lenny koeln
in /etc/apt/sources.list.



Furthermore I needed to add an extra functionality to live-initramfs:
Do dhcp in live-initramfs on the nic with the mac-address gotten from pxelinux BOOTIF parameter (ipappend 2). 
I will open an extra bug (wishlist) with a patch attached.


To make a long story short:

My Questions are:
Is this version I prepared/use (0.93.4-grml02~hbpo02) compatible with lenny (for fai nfsroot !and! the installed machines)? - I get no error messages when I use it (o: Is every version of initramfs-tools after commit 553aa3742ca43b4ba4e87b2dea2c5d31cc43a124 - mkinitramfs: generate pre-cached boot order file (and so also >=0.94) incompatible with lenny (breaks f.e. the plain lenny version of cryptsetup 1.0.6-7,... ?)? 

mainly: Am I right or do I miss something? (o:

If so:
Would it make sense to downgrade initramfs-tools shipped with fai repo of uni koeln? 


Cheers

Holger Fischer

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--- Begin Message --- 
* Holger Fischer <hoo.mb@web.de> [Mon Aug 16, 2010 at 11:06:53PM +0200]:

> last weekend I was testing something with fai, initramfs-tools and  
> live-initramfs, because I had trouble with netbooting a via vb8001 mb  
> with a second pcie e1000e card.

> My current solution for initramfs-tools is:

> - take source code of initramfs-tools_0.93.4-grml02 from  
> http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/i/initramfs-tools

> - revert commit 836e5cf6ddb30757365c2b879b96958c250dcd7b - mkinitramfs:  
> only copy modprobe conf files
>  (which was reverted in commit 60e66ab6f7e799ac99e051fd8877f5b54758f454  
> that's not included in initramfs-tools_0.93.4-grml02),
>  because it breaks compatibility with lenny.
> - compile and make a new version for my local repo
[...]

> - recompile fai 3.3.5 (current) for my local repo
> Else all the machines get initrams-tools=0.97 installed that is shipped with
> deb http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download lenny koeln
> in /etc/apt/sources.list.

[...]

> To make a long story short:
> My Questions are:

> Is this version I prepared/use (0.93.4-grml02~hbpo02) compatible with  
> lenny (for fai nfsroot !and! the installed machines)? - I get no error  
> messages when I use it (o:
> Is every version of initramfs-tools after commit  
> 553aa3742ca43b4ba4e87b2dea2c5d31cc43a124 - mkinitramfs: generate  
> pre-cached boot order file (and so also >=0.94) incompatible with lenny  
> (breaks f.e. the plain lenny version of cryptsetup 1.0.6-7,... ?)?

> mainly: Am I right or do I miss something? (o:

initramfs-tools 0.93.4-grml02 was the official i-t code but being
based on the git tree which addressed several issues important for
FAI back then. Nowadays we have releases out there which are known
to work fine (if not it's definitely worth reporting that).

So please use i-t 0.98 from unstable or at least i-t 0.97.2 from
testing instead.

> If so:

> Would it make sense to downgrade initramfs-tools shipped with fai repo of 
> uni koeln?

No. Either i-t >=0.98 should be included in the FAI repository or
i-t should be removed from the repository at all.

I'll make sure that this happens as soon as Thomas Lang is available
again.

Closing the bugreport in Debian's BTS, as this issue shouldn't be
relevant for Debian (as I stated above). If you explore any further
issues please let us know.

regards,
-mika-

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