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Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.92e
Severity: critical
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NOTE: I am reporting this bug from my old kernel. The bug happened
when I was running 2.6.26-1-amd64 and updated initramfs-tools and then
rebooted. So I'm not sure how usefull is the system and modules
information.
After upgrading initramfs-tools from 0.89 to 0.92e. The output was:
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Setting up initramfs-tools (0.92e) ...
Installing new version of config file
/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64
Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Warning: /dev/sda1 is not on the first disk
Added Linux *
Added LinuxOLD
2 warnings were issued.
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I reboot the system and surprise: grub was *overwritten* by lilo!!!
I try to boot anyway... and another surprise:
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ramdisk: couldn't find valid ram disk image starting at 0
list of all partitions:
no filesystem could mount root, tried:
kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs in unknown-block (8,1)
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According to cat /proc/partitions (8,1) is sda1, which is my boot
partition. (my MBR has another boot loader)
Fortunately I had my old 2.6.21, otherwise I wouldn't be able to boot
from my computer.
I checked initramfs contents according to http://wiki.debian.org/InitramfsDebug
I'm attaching the diff file.
(hurray for initramfs making a backup of the initrd.img)
How do I generate a valid initrd.img?
Why was grub overwritten by lilo? Will running "grub-install (hd0,0)"
fix the problem?
Thank you for any help.
--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-2-amd64
Debian Release: lenny/sid
990 testing www.debian-multimedia.org
990 testing security.debian.org
990 testing ftp.debian.org
990 testing ftp.de.debian.org
500 unstable www.debian-multimedia.org
500 unstable ftp.debian.org
500 unstable ftp.de.debian.org
500 unstable deb.opera.com
500 stable security.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
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klibc-utils (>= 1.5.9-1) | 1.5.12-1
cpio | 2.7-3
module-init-tools | 3.3-pre11-4
udev (>= 0.086-1) | 0.105-4
findutils (>= 4.2.24) | 4.2.32-1
--- Output from package bug script ---
-- /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=LinuxOLD ro root=801 bootkbd=pt
-- /proc/filesystems
cramfs
ext3
fuseblk
-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipt_MASQUERADE 8192 1
iptable_nat 12292 1
nf_nat 25132 2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
binfmt_misc 17164 1
cpufreq_ondemand 13200 2
cpufreq_userspace 9472 0
cpufreq_powersave 6272 0
acpi_cpufreq 13704 0
freq_table 9600 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq
rfcomm 48424 4
l2cap 32640 9 rfcomm
bluetooth 64004 4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev 13704 0
parport_pc 41512 0
lp 17352 0
parport 44428 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
button 13472 0
ac 10376 0
battery 15624 0
ipv6 295936 18
xt_limit 7552 1
xt_tcpudp 7936 9
nf_conntrack_ipv4 24592 6 iptable_nat
xt_state 7040 4
nf_conntrack 73308 5
ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state
nfnetlink 11720 3 nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack
iptable_filter 7552 1
ip_tables 24296 2 iptable_nat,iptable_filter
x_tables 24968 6
ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,xt_limit,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,ip_tables
fuse 50480 1
dm_snapshot 21192 0
dm_mirror 25664 0
dm_mod 64656 2 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror
sbp2 28292 0
loop 22032 2
snd_emu10k1_synth 11904 0
snd_emux_synth 39424 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 11904 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 10880 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_emu10k1 141792 2 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_ac97_codec 116824 1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus 7040 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_util_mem 9600 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 14728 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
tsdev 12928 0
bt878 16232 0
snd_hda_intel 26784 2
snd_hda_codec 260608 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 48416 0
snd_mixer_oss 21376 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 89608 5
snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
tuner 65960 0
snd_seq_dummy 8452 0
snd_seq_midi 13504 0
msp3400 34976 0
snd_seq_oss 36736 0
bttv 213492 1 bt878
video_buf 30980 1 bttv
firmware_class 15232 2 snd_emu10k1,bttv
snd_rawmidi 30624 3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
emu10k1_gp 8576 0
gameport 21392 2 emu10k1_gp
snd_seq_midi_event 12416 3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_oss
ir_common 41476 1 bttv
compat_ioctl32 13056 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit 12168 1 bttv
snd_seq 58752 9
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 28424 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 12820 8
snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
i2c_i801 13724 0
snd 65896 21
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
btcx_risc 9352 1 bttv
tveeprom 21264 1 bttv
videodev 32000 1 bttv
v4l2_common 23424 5 tuner,msp3400,bttv,compat_ioctl32,videodev
i2c_core 28288 6
tuner,msp3400,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,i2c_i801,tveeprom
sky2 49928 0
serio_raw 11908 0
psmouse 44176 0
v4l1_compat 16260 2 bttv,videodev
pcspkr 7680 0
iTCO_wdt 15824 0
soundcore 13088 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14608 3 snd_emu10k1,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
intel_agp 31168 1
evdev 15232 3
eth1394 24584 0
ext3 136976 4
jbd 67952 1 ext3
mbcache 13832 1 ext3
ide_generic 5632 0 [permanent]
ide_disk 20736 1
sg 41000 0
sr_mod 22180 0
cdrom 39976 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 25984 5
jmicron 9088 0 [permanent]
usbhid 30112 0
hid 29696 1 usbhid
generic 10372 0 [permanent]
ide_core 150400 4 ide_generic,ide_disk,jmicron,generic
floppy 67240 0
ohci1394 38984 0
skge 46352 0
ieee1394 106744 3 sbp2,eth1394,ohci1394
ata_piix 20100 5
ahci 27396 0
ata_generic 13828 0
libata 124960 3 ata_piix,ahci,ata_generic
scsi_mod 161208 5 sbp2,sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
ehci_hcd 37900 0
uhci_hcd 29600 0
thermal 20368 0
processor 39784 2 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan 9992 0
-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
# Kernel image management overrides
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = yes
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
BOOT=local
DEVICE=eth0
NFSROOT=auto
initrd.img.diff
Description: Binary data
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