Re: Lenny: Unable to mount initrd
I had similar problems some time ago.
Peter, could you try a different transfer method (ftp for example).
x3270-x11 at least for me seems to corrupt the uploaded data sometimes.
Greetings,
Martin
Am 04.08.2009 15:37 schrieb Peter Senna Tschudin:
> Bastian,
>
> Thank you for the help.
>
>> Which way do you used to upload the files (which exactly?) to the Z? Do you use z/VM?
>
> I uploaded the files using x3270-x11. See screenshots below. Yes I do use z/VM.
>
>> The lenny images uses an initramfs, aka compressed cpio archive, no real filesystem.
> Yes! Etch does it too, even for non s390 initrd. Those compressed cpio
> images are not working for me at s390, it only works if I convert
> compressed cpio to compressed ext2 fs.
>
> See the md5 of the files I'm using:
> 6b5916fd12e2cba507aa0c1c30bddd5e debian.exec
> e44c86d77a98828dd2a2cd98317aa7aa initrd.debian.org
> 7d98a305248690ddcdec98736dacd864 kernel.debian
> 302e01bd4901aa2eb46eb2ce0eee826e parmfile.debian.org
>
> The complete output is at:
> http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/s390
>
> Upload screenshots for file is at:
> http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/debian.exec.png
> http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/initrd.debian.png
> http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/kernel.debian.png
> http://petersenna.com/4linux/s390/parmfile.debian.png
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Bastian Blank<waldi@debian.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 03:06:38PM -0300, Peter Senna Tschudin wrote:
>>> I've uploaded files to the System Z but kernel was not able to mount
>>> the initrd.
>> Which way do you used to upload the files (which exactly?) to the Z? Do
>> you use z/VM?
>>
>>> The most strange is that normally after the word "tried:"
>>> there is ext2, ext3 and cramfs.
>> The lenny images uses an initramfs, aka compressed cpio archive, no real
>> filesystem.
>>
>>> See the output error:
>> Please show the complete log.
>>
>> Bastian
>>
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Ciao,
Martin
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