Re: booting problem (udev related?)

[Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>]

bob@proulx.com (Bob Proulx) writes:
> I think the problem is your clue that previously you had compiled into
> your kernel your required modules.  This may be making it difficult
> for mkinitramfs to determine which modules are required.  If it fails
> to detect this it would build an incorrect initrd.img and have similar
> results to what you are reporting.  You may need to hint to it a
> module to help bootstrap the system along.

Hmm, I didn't realize it analyzed the system when building the ramfs
contents.  Maybe I could just reinstall the kernel while the new kernel
is running (or is there an official "hint" mechanism I could use)?

[I thought it just included _every_ possible module on the ramfs --
judging from the enormous size of the installed kernel package, it seems
like it!]

>> BTW, my system uses a SCSI disk with an old Adaptec SCSI card
>>    scsi0 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 7.0
>>            <Adaptec 2940 Ultra SCSI adapter>
>
> That was a great card.  I have one too but it is no longer in use.
> I miss SCSI.

Yeah this system gives me the warm fuzzies, despite the very small disk
size; I guess next system will be SATA though, it's just too hard to
justify anything else... :-/

Thanks,

-Miles

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