Bug#638068: Re : initramfs-tools generates unbootable initrd.img on IA-64

2012-06-15 Thread Émeric Maschino
Hello, To pass parameters to kernel, add an append= line in your elilo.conf file, just below the initrd= line. In the present case: append="debug=vc" Please find attached the log that I've just recorded on a serial console passing debug=vc to kernel. Well, I don't see anything useful or dif

Bug#638068: Re : initramfs-tools generates unbootable initrd.img on IA-64

2012-06-15 Thread Aníbal Monsalve Salazar
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:54:35AM +, maximilian attems wrote: >Sorry for the time it took. > >According to your bug report klibc dash on ia64 has a working echo, >so it's basic functionality should be good. > >It is not clear to me why the initramfs won't boot without busybox? >It does here ve

Bug#638068: Re : initramfs-tools generates unbootable initrd.img on IA-64

2012-06-15 Thread maximilian attems
Sorry for the time it took. According to your bug report klibc dash on ia64 has a working echo, so it's basic functionality should be good. It is not clear to me why the initramfs won't boot without busybox? It does here very well on x86 platforms. could you please list all the hooks that are sh