Package: initrd-tools Version: 0.1.84 Severity: important I cannot get 2.6.12 or 2.6.12 to boot because of the transition from devfs to udev, and the problem seems to lie with initrd.
The symptom: * when I boot using devfs=mount, the boot succeeds. I get a "cannot umount /proc/mount" message but the boot continues. * when devfs is not running, at about the same point I get a "cannot create null," followed by a "cannot open dev/console," followed by a "Kernel panic" and "Attempting to kill init" message. Notes: When I look at the initrd-img, I notice that there's a "devfs" directory as well as a dev directory. The contents pf the /dev directory are: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Dec 31 1969 cciss -> ../devfs/cciss crw------- 1 root root 5, 1 Dec 31 1969 console lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Dec 31 1969 ida -> ../devfs/ida drwx------ 1 root root 20 Dec 31 1969 ide lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Dec 31 1969 mapper -> ../devfs/mapper drwx------ 1 root root 32 Dec 31 1969 md crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 3 Dec 31 1969 null drwx------ 1 root root 20 Dec 31 1969 scsi so the console should be available on init, if I understand what's going on (and perhaps I do not). There's nothing in the /devfs directory in the initrd-img. Now, it's entirely possible that this is all a stupid user trick: I got udev running by adding it into my system, but I didn't do anything else, such as a "rm -r" on my /dev directory. I have the compatibility rules package for udev running, so I see "vc/*" and the tty packages when I boot using devfs=mount. If anyone has any hints or tricks that might fix this problem, or needs further data, please let me know. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages initrd-tools depends on: ii coreutils [fileutils] 5.93-5 The GNU core utilities ii cpio 2.6-9 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar ii cramfsprogs 1.1-6 Tools for CramFs (Compressed ROM F ii dash 0.5.2-8 The Debian Almquist Shell ii fileutils 5.93-5 The GNU file management utilities ii util-linux 2.12p-8 Miscellaneous system utilities initrd-tools recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]