Your message dated Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:57:00 +0200 with message-id <[email protected]> and subject line Re: Bug#542912: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64: 2.6.30 only boots when I sacrifice a goat - waiting for root dev has caused the Debian Bug report #542912, regarding linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64: 2.6.30 only boots when I sacrifice a goat - waiting for root dev to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 Version: 2.6.30-5 Severity: important linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 boots fine. In linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 somehow the device discovery at boot time is messed up: I have /dev/sda: 750.2 GB, 750155292160 bytes /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes /dev/hda: 400.1 GB, 400088457216 bytes + a sata dvd burner. 2.6.30 now finds most of the time, that /dev/hda should be /dev/sda and /dev/sda -> /dev/sdb.... and therefore booting fails with "waiting for root dev" 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02) 04:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technology Corp. 20360/20363 Serial ATA Controller (rev 02) AHCI is enabled. If you need any additional info, please tell me. -- Package-specific info: -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.27 Debian configuration management sy ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.93.4 tools for generating an initramfs ii module-init-tools 3.9-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 recommends no packages. Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 suggests: ii grub 0.97-55 GRand Unified Bootloader (dummy pa ii grub-legacy [grub] 0.97-55 GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v pn linux-doc-2.6.30 <none> (no description available) -- debconf information: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.30-1-amd64: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.30-1-amd64: false linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.30-1-amd64: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.30-1-amd64: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.30-1- amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.30-1-amd64: true linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.30-1-amd64: false linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/preinst/abort-install-2.6.30-1-amd64: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.30-1-amd64:
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--- Begin Message ---On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 10:18:24AM +0200, Dirk Mast wrote: > In linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64 somehow the device discovery at boot time is > messed up: > 2.6.30 now finds most of the time, that /dev/hda > should be /dev/sda and /dev/sda -> /dev/sdb.... > and therefore booting fails with "waiting for root dev" None of this devicenames are stable. They are assigned in order of detection. Use /dev/disk/*, LABEL= or UUID= (see fstab(5) for more information). Bastian -- There is an order of things in this universe. -- Apollo, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" stardate 3468.1
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