[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: initramfs-tools 0.109.1~bpo60+1 breaks initramfs



On Mon, 2014-03-24 at 01:13 +0100, Rainer Wiener wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> today I made an update from initramfs-tools 0.99~bpo60+1
> to 0.109.1~bpo60+1 on my squeeze home server. And also for the new
> Kernel 3.2, also from backports.
> 
> After reboot, the server is not coming up any more.

Sorry about that.

> I got this error message:
> 
> /bin/sh: can't access tty

That message is normal when starting a shell in the initramfs.  What
were the error messages before this?

> and enter the initramfs busybox.
> 
> I can´t get the problem so I made a dirty hack: I installed the 0.98
> version from the "normal" squeeze version.
> 
> Is there a way to fix this problem? With my solution I can enter my
> system again, but I am not able to install new packages :( So plz
> give me a hint. Thx.

You can find all old versions of initramfs-tools at
<http://snapshot.debian.org/package/initramfs-tools/>.  But of course I
would like to fix this in squeeze-backports.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
                                                           - Albert Einstein

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part


Reply to: