On April 27, 2016 12:59:18 PM GMT+02:00, Hans <li...@c5ace.com> wrote: >Tried to upgrade the kernels of my desktop and notebook fron kernel >4.1.12 upgrade to 4.4.6. Both systems freeze during booting with 4.4.6. > >No dmsg, No messages logs. Previous kernel upgrades always worked >smooth >as silk. > >Using: OpenRC, eudev, Xfce, > >Desktop configration: >Genkernel with /etc/genkernel.conf additional options: >MENUCONFIG="yes" >MAKEOPTS="-j5" >MDADM="yes" >MDADM_CONFIG="/etc/mdadm.conf" >DISKLABEL="yes" >KNAME="genkernel-G_ROOT" > >Boot: Grub-static >grub.conf: >title PROXY-64 domdadm LABEL=G_ROOT Gentoo Linux 4.4.6-gentoo >root (hd0,0) >kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-G_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo net.ifnames=0 >root=/dev/ram0 domdadm real_root=LABEL=G_ROOT >initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-G_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo > >No error reported in genkernel.log >------------------ > >Notebook configration: >Genkernel with /etc/genkernel.conf additional options: >MENUCONFIG="yes" >MAKEOPTS="-j5" >DISKLABEL="yes" >KNAME="genkernel-HP_ROOT" > >Boot: Grub-static >grub.conf: >title PROXY-64 domdadm LABEL=HP_ROOT Gentoo Linux 4.4.6-gentoo >root (hd0,0) >kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-HP_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo net.ifnames=0 > >root=/dev/ram0 real_root=LABEL=HP_ROOT >initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-HP_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo > >No error reported in genkernel.log >-------------------
Why are you specifying root=/dev/ram0? Modern kernels use initramfs and you normally specify the real root device there. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
