Bug#374611: Upgrades from Linux 2.4 might break boot when hda becomes sda
Package: initramfs-tools Severity: normal Upgrading from kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686 to linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 might break boot if /dev/hdb becomes /dev/sda. As fstab and menu.lst aren't changed, boot will hang when trying to mount root fs. Is there any way in which initrd could handle this? Or at least gracefuly report that the root param is wrong (currently it just hangs on Waiting for root device). -- Robert Millan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Departamento de Asistencia Técnica Oficina central: (+34) 902 888 345 Asistencia técnica: (+34) 902 888 408 ACK STORM, S.L. http://www.ackstorm.es Este mensaje electrónico contiene información de ACK STORM, S.L. que es privada y confidencial, siendo para el uso exclusivo de las personas o entidades arriba mencionadas. Si usted no es el destinatario señalado, le informamos que cualquier divulgación, copia, distribución o uso de los contenidos está prohibida. Si usted ha recibido este mensaje por error, por favor borre su contenido y comuníquenoslo en la dirección [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#374611: Upgrades from Linux 2.4 might break boot when hda becomes sda
On Tuesday 20 June 2006 10:55, Robert Millan [ackstorm] wrote: Upgrading from kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686 to linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 might break boot if /dev/hdb becomes /dev/sda. As fstab and menu.lst aren't changed, boot will hang when trying to mount root fs. Is there any way in which initrd could handle this? Or at least gracefuly report that the root param is wrong (currently it just hangs on Waiting for root device). Don't know if that is possible, but the issue is at least already documented in the Release Notes. pgpRKHTD8k0zQ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#374611: Upgrades from Linux 2.4 might break boot when hda becomes sda
On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 12:07:19PM +0200, Robert Millan [ackstorm] wrote: On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 11:46:36AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 20 June 2006 10:55, Robert Millan [ackstorm] wrote: Upgrading from kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686 to linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 might break boot if /dev/hdb becomes /dev/sda. As fstab and menu.lst aren't changed, boot will hang when trying to mount root fs. Is there any way in which initrd could handle this? Or at least gracefuly report that the root param is wrong (currently it just hangs on Waiting for root device). Don't know if that is possible, but the issue is at least already documented in the Release Notes. Uhm I see. Note that this isn't necessarily related with release upgrades, though. One could want to switch from 2.4 to 2.6 either in sarge or etch (although we probably aren't going to bother about sarge atm). it's on my todo list to provide a better feedback in those cases. they will reproduce them selve once postetch ide switches to pata. although it's not as trivial as it sounds. -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
