Hi, With a memory of the infamous "initrd killer" problem that is still lurking in the background somewhere, something related to theme updates is messing things up:
e.g. see the before and after listings for my /boot [colin@jimmy code (master)]$ ll /boot total 39784 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 440 Apr 19 2011 boot.backup.sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Apr 3 09:43 config -> config-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129696 Mar 19 15:14 config-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129696 Mar 24 22:50 config-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129667 Apr 3 01:00 config-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 21 23:03 dracut/ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 537088 Nov 21 15:40 gfxmenu* drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Apr 3 09:22 grub/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7548398 Mar 24 17:23 initrd-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7554637 Mar 25 11:56 initrd-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7552233 Apr 3 09:22 initrd-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.img lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 3 09:22 initrd-desktop.img -> initrd-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.img lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 3 09:22 initrd.img -> initrd-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.img drwx------ 2 root root 12288 May 14 2010 lost+found/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167564 Mar 19 15:14 symvers-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167612 Mar 24 22:50 symvers-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167668 Apr 3 01:00 symvers-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.xz lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 3 09:28 System.map -> System.map-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1942497 Sep 4 2011 System.map-3.0.4-1.mga2custom -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165675 Mar 19 15:14 System.map-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165675 Mar 24 22:50 System.map-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165824 Apr 3 01:00 System.map-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 3 09:22 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2731024 Mar 19 15:14 vmlinuz-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2729552 Mar 24 22:50 vmlinuz-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2731232 Apr 3 01:00 vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 3 09:22 vmlinuz-desktop -> vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 After: [colin@jimmy code (master)]$ ll /boot total 47469 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 440 Apr 19 2011 boot.backup.sda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Apr 3 09:43 config -> config-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129696 Mar 19 15:14 config-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129696 Mar 24 22:50 config-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129667 Apr 3 01:00 config-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 21 23:03 dracut/ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 537088 Apr 3 14:33 gfxmenu* drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Apr 3 09:22 grub/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7702983 Apr 3 14:33 initrd-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7708571 Apr 3 14:34 initrd-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7556641 Apr 3 14:34 initrd-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.img lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 3 09:22 initrd-desktop.img -> initrd-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7556648 Apr 3 14:33 initrd.img drwx------ 2 root root 12288 May 14 2010 lost+found/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167564 Mar 19 15:14 symvers-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167612 Mar 24 22:50 symvers-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167668 Apr 3 01:00 symvers-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.xz lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 3 09:28 System.map -> System.map-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1942497 Sep 4 2011 System.map-3.0.4-1.mga2custom -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165675 Mar 19 15:14 System.map-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165675 Mar 24 22:50 System.map-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165824 Apr 3 01:00 System.map-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 3 09:22 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2731024 Mar 19 15:14 vmlinuz-3.3.0-desktop-1.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2729552 Mar 24 22:50 vmlinuz-3.3.0-desktop-2.mga2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2731232 Apr 3 01:00 vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 3 09:22 vmlinuz-desktop -> vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 Note that initrd.img is no longer a symlink.... Here are the RPMs that were updated. I strongly suspect one of the theme updates, but we'll need to poke further: Apr 3 14:33:03 jimmy MageiaUpdate: transaction on / (remove=0, install=0, upgrade=9) Apr 3 14:33:05 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] e2fsprogs-1.42.2-1.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:05 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64ext2fs2-1.42.2-1.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:05 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64gdmgreeter1-3.4.0.1-2.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:05 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64gdmsimplegreeter1-3.4.0.1-2.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:06 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] gdm-3.4.0.1-2.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:07 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64gdmgreeter-gir1.0-3.4.0.1-2.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:07 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64ext2fs-devel-1.42.2-1.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:07 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] initscripts-9.34-15.mga2.x86_64 installed Apr 3 14:33:12 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-extra-1.5.0.18-3.mga2.noarch installed Apr 3 14:33:12 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] initscripts-9.34-15.csg2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64ext2fs-devel-1.42.1-1.mga2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] e2fsprogs-1.42.1-1.mga2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64ext2fs2-1.42.1-1.mga2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64gdmgreeter-gir1.0-3.4.0.1-1.1.csg2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] gdm-3.4.0.1-1.1.csg2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64gdmsimplegreeter1-3.4.0.1-1.1.csg2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] lib64gdmgreeter1-3.4.0.1-1.1.csg2.x86_64 removed Apr 3 14:33:13 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-extra-1.5.0.18-2.mga2.noarch removed Apr 3 14:33:35 jimmy MageiaUpdate: transaction on / (remove=0, install=0, upgrade=5) Apr 3 14:33:35 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-common-1.5.0.18-3.mga2.noarch installed Apr 3 14:33:37 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-Default-1.5.0.18-3.mga2.noarch installed Apr 3 14:33:37 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-kde-background-1.5.0.18-3.mga2.noarch installed Apr 3 14:33:37 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] libext2fs2-1.42.2-1.mga2.i586 installed Apr 3 14:33:38 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-Default-screensaver-1.5.0.18-3.mga2.noarch installed Apr 3 14:33:38 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-kde-background-1.5.0.18-2.mga2.noarch removed Apr 3 14:33:38 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-Default-1.5.0.18-2.mga2.noarch removed Apr 3 14:33:38 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-common-1.5.0.18-2.mga2.noarch removed Apr 3 14:33:38 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] libext2fs2-1.42.1-1.mga2.i586 removed Apr 3 14:33:39 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: [RPM] mageia-theme-Default-screensaver-1.5.0.18-2.mga2.noarch removed Apr 3 14:34:10 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql lib64ext2fs2-1.42.2-1.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:10 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql e2fsprogs-1.42.2-1.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:10 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql lib64gdmsimplegreeter1-3.4.0.1-2.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql gdm-3.4.0.1-2.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql lib64gdmgreeter1-3.4.0.1-2.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql lib64gdmgreeter-gir1.0-3.4.0.1-2.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql lib64ext2fs-devel-1.42.2-1.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql mageia-theme-extra-1.5.0.18-3.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql initscripts-9.34-15.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql mageia-theme-Default-screensaver-1.5.0.18-3.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql mageia-theme-kde-background-1.5.0.18-3.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql libext2fs2-1.42.2-1.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql mageia-theme-Default-1.5.0.18-3.mga2 Apr 3 14:34:11 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: running: rpm -ql mageia-theme-common-1.5.0.18-3.mga2 Apr 3 14:35:20 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: moved file /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default.rpmnew to /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default Apr 3 14:35:25 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: moved file /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default.rpmnew to /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default Apr 3 14:35:44 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: moved file /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf.rpmnew to /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf Apr 3 14:35:58 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: opening the RPM database Apr 3 14:36:03 jimmy MageiaUpdate[15464]: ### Program is exiting ### -- Colin Guthrie colin(at)mageia.org http://colin.guthr.ie/ Day Job: Tribalogic Limited http://www.tribalogic.net/ Open Source: Mageia Contributor http://www.mageia.org/ PulseAudio Hacker http://www.pulseaudio.org/ Trac Hacker http://trac.edgewall.org/
