On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:59:27 +0100 Colin Guthrie wrote: > > Booting with > > rw rd.convertfs rd.break=pre-pivot > > > > Using "exit" on 1st shell > > > > (output given as follows) > > > > exit > > pre-pivot > > > > dracut warning: Break before switch_root > > dracut warning: Break before switch_root > > > > Dropping to debug shell. > > > > sh:0: can't access tty; job control off > > switch_root:/# > > > > (end output) > > > > I type exit and the system continues booting. > > > So this looks really like the convertfs module is simply not included > in your initrd. > > Can you confirm that your grub entry is using the latest kernel and > that the initrd used is the right one?
I use lilo. [root@SuperSize ~]# uname -r 3.4.6-tmb-server-1.mga3 [root@SuperSize ~]# dracut -f -a convertfs I: *** Including module: dash *** I: *** Including module: i18n *** I: *** Including module: rpmversion *** I: *** Including module: convertfs *** I: *** Including module: plymouth *** I: *** Including module: kernel-modules *** I: *** Including module: resume *** I: *** Including module: rootfs-block *** I: *** Including module: terminfo *** I: *** Including module: udev-rules *** I: Skipping udev rule: 50-udev.rules I: Skipping udev rule: 95-late.rules I: Skipping udev rule: 50-firmware.rules I: *** Including module: usrmount *** I: *** Including module: base *** I: *** Including module: fs-lib *** I: *** Including module: shutdown *** I: Skipping program kexec as it cannot be found and is flagged to be optional I: *** Including modules done *** I: Wrote /boot/initrd-3.4.6-tmb-server-1.mga3.img: I: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7032269 Jul 22 05:02 /boot/initrd-3.4.6-tmb-server-1.mga3.img [root@SuperSize ~]# lsinitrd | grep convertfs -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 304 Feb 24 09:38 lib/dracut/hooks/pre-pivot/99do-convertfs.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8031 Jul 21 12:19 usr/bin/convertfs reboot system Same occurs exit pre-pivot dracut warning: Break before switch_root dracut warning: Break before switch_root Dropping to debug shell. sh:0: can't access tty; job control off switch_root:/# [root@SuperSize ~]# uname -r 3.4.6-tmb-server-1.mga3 [root@SuperSize ~]# lsinitrd | grep convertfs -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 304 Feb 24 09:38 lib/dracut/hooks/pre-pivot/99do-convertfs.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8031 Jul 21 12:19 usr/bin/convertfs Charles -- Remembering is for those who have forgotten. -- Chinese proverb ---------------------- Mageia release 3 (Cauldron) for x86_64$ On SuperSize....http://www.eslrahc.com Registered Linux user #182463 3.4.6-tmb-server-1.mga3 x86_64 ----------------------
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