On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 9:43 AM Roger Heflin <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't know specifically on this bug.  But the 2 common mistakes fall
> into some piece failing and causing dracut to not properly detect what
> modules the boot device needs to use.  And when that happens dracut
> times out looking for root.   I have also seen bugs where the
> necessary module needed to boot is broken.
>
> Best fix for the first one is to change dracut to use host-only = no
> (include all possible modules that may be needed to boot and don't
> rely on detection).


Or generate a newer rescue kernel.   The 6.10 update had a bunch of
issues that are not mostly resolved, so this may be a good time to
update the rescue kernel.



> There may be some other options in dracut to
> force tne needed pieces that you know your setup needs.  This should
> eliminate the need to rely on the detection code to figure out what
> modules are needed.  The disadvantage is that the initramfs will be
> 2-4x larger and that may impact the number of kernels you can have on
> boot.
>

One purpose of the rescue kernel is to allow swapping out a broken
piece of hardware (typically video card, network card, or mass storage
device),  so 3 smaller kernels and a relatively current rescue kernel
is a reasonable use of resources.

-- 
George N. White III
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