I don't know if this will help but here follows the lists of modules
that are included in the initrd of two systems.
The first system, Duo1, has a SATA disk and does not use LVM --
[r...@duo1 ~]# gunzip /boot/initrd-$(uname -r).img | cpio -it
2/dev/null | grep ko$ | sort
lib/ahci.ko
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:54 PM, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote:
On 09/01/2010 05:10 AM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
snip
I understand mkinitrd would not honor the options if the system sees
certain hardware.
from where do you get this?
to my knowledge, i have in/on/around this system box to give
On 09/01/2010 03:17 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
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I don't remember where I saw the description about the omit options.
ok.
In any event, that approach apparently did not work for you.
very true.
The unpacking/repacking method is a sure way to remove modules from
the .img file. Your system
On 08/31/2010 04:35 AM, Chris Stevens wrote:
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Some suggestions. First, I think that renaming the dm directory won't
do what you want because a modprobe -a will rebuild the dependencies
with the new directory names.
sounds logical.
That's just a theory of mine that's unproven.
a
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:49 PM, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote:
So a mkinitrd would probably need to be done after making
/etc/modprobe.conf.
which i did.
i thank you for your help.
i am open to other suggestions.
Are you using LVM? If not, you might want to run mkinitrd with the
On 08/31/2010 11:33 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
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Are you using LVM?
no. i dislike lvm almost as much as ms bs os.
If not, you might want to run mkinitrd with the following options:
--omit-raid-modules
--omit-lvm-modules
it had been a while from last using mkinitrd, so i read man again.
i
On 08/31/2010 11:33 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
thank you for reply.
snip
Are you using LVM?
no. i dislike lvm almost as much as ms bs os.
If not, you might want to run mkinitrd with the following options:
--omit-raid-modules
--omit-lvm-modules
tried;
# mkinitrd --omit-raid-modules
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:06 PM, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote:
On 08/31/2010 11:33 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
# mkinitrd --omit-raid-modules --omit-lvm-modules \
/boot/initrd-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5.img 2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
dm-* modules load on boot.
added
blacklist dm-[module names]
to
On 09/01/2010 05:10 AM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
snip
I understand mkinitrd would not honor the options if the system sees
certain hardware.
from where do you get this?
to my knowledge, i have in/on/around this system box to give any
indication of raid.
--
peace out.
tc,hago.
g
.
in a
On 30 August 2010 12:45, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote:
running sl 5.4.
i have never used raid drives and i am not using raid, so i want to stop
dm-* modules and associated files from loading at boot.
I would suggest that you consider using the boot line parameter nodmraid.
To see what that
On 30 August 2010 18:12, Alan Bartlett a...@elrepo.org wrote:
On 30 August 2010 12:45, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote:
running sl 5.4.
i have never used raid drives and i am not using raid, so i want to stop
dm-* modules and associated files from loading at boot.
I would suggest that you
alan,
i thank you for your help.
easy first:
On 08/30/2010 06:00 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
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Also, I forgot to mention creating a noraid file in your
/etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd/ directory with one line that reads:
DMRAID=no
created, raid loads.
On 08/30/2010 05:12 PM, Alan Bartlett
On 31 August 2010 01:37, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote:
easy first:
On 08/30/2010 06:00 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
snip
Also, I forgot to mention creating a noraid file in your
/etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd/ directory with one line that reads:
DMRAID=no
created, raid loads.
Did you recreate the
On 08/31/2010 12:37 AM, g wrote:
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so, to see what is loading modules, i have renamed;
/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.11.1.el5/kernel/drivers/md/
to
/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.11.1.el5/kernel/drivers/00.md/
this should/may/i hope, give an error message during boot.
why me Lord?
why
On 08/31/2010 01:24 AM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
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Did you recreate the relevant initrd for the kernel?
no. you did no mention, and i did not think of it. [see bellow]
snip
Ah, I've just noticed something. Initially your were referring to
dmraid -- the device mapper RAID. Latterly you have
On 31 August 2010 03:18, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote:
big snip
in other words, *all* that relates to 'raid' is commented out.
only thing i have not done is run 'mkinitrd'.
so, should i run 'mkinitrd' or not?
As a scientist, I would perform the experiment but now, I suspect, it
will not
On 08/31/2010 03:01 AM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
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As a scientist, I would perform the experiment but now, I suspect, it
will not make any difference. :-/
i am not a scientist, but i do know how to 'swag'. ;)
will give mkinitrd a run tomorrow.
I right out of ideas. Perhaps someone else may
On 8/30/2010 11:14 PM, g wrote:
On 08/31/2010 03:01 AM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
snip
As a scientist, I would perform the experiment but now, I suspect, it
will not make any difference. :-/
i am not a scientist, but i do know how to 'swag'. ;)
will give mkinitrd a run tomorrow.
I right out
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