... snip >> update-initramfs -k all -u >> > > > Lots of warnings (see below). I sort of think these are not problems, > because I don't have any raid devices but I'm still bothered that I > might reboot and die! Some of the messages are pretty cryptic if you > don't actually know. God help a beginner. Maybe I shouldn't worry so > much - just re-boot and hope. > > I really did read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz as > suggested, but I'm not a lot wiser. At least I've got a vague idea what > initramfs IS now. I still can't guess what md is administering.Multi > Device?
so you have rm -f /var/lib/mdadm/CONF-UNCHECKED got rid of the errors for me.. on a system running software raid, not that it should matter. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/test $ sudo update-initramfs -k all -u > Password: > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-386 > W: mdadm: unchecked configuration file: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf > W: mdadm: please read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz . > W: mdadm: no arrays defined in configuration file. > W: mdadm: falling back to emergency procedure in initramfs. > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-386 > W: mdadm: unchecked configuration file: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf > W: mdadm: please read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz . > W: mdadm: no arrays defined in configuration file. > W: mdadm: falling back to emergency procedure in initramfs. > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-386 > W: mdadm: unchecked configuration file: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf > W: mdadm: please read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz . > W: mdadm: no arrays defined in configuration file. > W: mdadm: falling back to emergency procedure in initramfs. > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386 > W: udev hook script requires at least kernel version 2.6.17 > W: not generating requested initramfs for kernel 2.6.15-23-386 ... snip -- Steve ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
