Re: Pinpointing faulty kernel driver?
On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:07:15 +0200, Lars Skovlund wrote:
> When upgrading kernel series 3.1.0 to series 3.2.0, suddenly my system
> won't boot. It hangs with the message
>
> Waiting for /dev to be fully populated
But the old working kernel is still available for you boot with, right?
> I read the manual and found out how to drop into the initramfs debug
> shell, but I am unsure how to proceed from here. I guess the problem
> could be a faulty driver that I need to disable, but I know of no
> (efficient) way to find out which one. Ideally, I would load one driver
> at a time, and see when the problem occurs.
>
> Can anyone help? Or am I completely off track with this problem?
Can you take a snapshot of the screen and upload somewhere? Maybe there
is additional info alongside the "Waiting for /dev to be fully populated"
message that can provide any insightful information about the source of
the problem.
> I am running the latest packages in both kernel series, and the 3.1
> series does not have the problem.
Are you using any special kernel module that may require to be re-
compiled (as for example, the VGA driver) or any special module for the
hard disk controller?
Some hints for debugging this can be found here:
http://wiki.debian.org/InitramfsDebug
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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