Output followup-2 Compiling both driver CCISS and HPSA as part of the kernel (thus not a modules). BUT then remove the "initrd" line from grub config.
Loading Linux 2.6.38-rc7-both-cciss-and-hpsa+ ... NOT Loading initial ramdisk ... [ 0.126995] [Firmware Bug]: the BIOS has corrupted hw-PMU resources (MSR 38d is 330) [ 4.004697] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) [ 4.004750] Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.38-rc7-both-cciss-and-hpsa+ #7 [ 4.004811] Call Trace: [ 4.004862] [<ffffffff815dd746>] ? panic+0x91/0x195 [ 4.004920] [<ffffffff815dd88b>] ? printk+0x41/0x46 [ 4.004965] [<ffffffff81a341a4>] ? mount_block_root+0x1d8/0x278 [ 4.005014] [<ffffffff81a3429a>] ? mount_root+0x56/0x5a [ 4.005072] [<ffffffff81a3440e>] ? prepare_namespace+0x170/0x1a9 [ 4.005131] [<ffffffff81a337c8>] ? kernel_init+0x1ac/0x1bb [ 4.005190] [<ffffffff8100b6e4>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 [ 4.005248] [<ffffffff81a3361c>] ? kernel_init+0x0/0x1bb [ 4.005306] [<ffffffff8100b6e0>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x0/0x10 This output supports Ben Hutchings theory, that this bug/issue might no be the fault of initramfs-tools. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org