* Björn Wetterbom <bjohv...@gmail.com> [2011-02-21 21:18]: > So what's the bottom line of this for the average user? Should I > take any precautionary measures before upgrading my slug to Squeeze > (I will of course follow the instructions in the release notes)? Is > it clear why Jeffrey's ramdisk didn't fit in the flash?
I've investigated the problem in the meantime. On a "normal" NSLU2 system running squeeze (normal = root is on extX, not on LVM or something like that) the ramdisk is 6108309 bytes. The ramdisk partition is 6291456 bytes large, so it will just fit. But under certain scenarios (e.g. root on LVM), additional modules will be added and the ramdisk won't fit. The bottom line is: users should make sure to use MODULES=dep to generate their initramfs. Even if a MODULES=most initramfs will fit today, there's no guarantee that it will fit in the future; MODULES=dep makes sure that only the modules you need are put into the initramfs. So: before you upgrade, check whether there's a file on your NSLU@ called /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/driver-policy that contains MODULES=dep If not, create such a file: echo "MODULES=dep" > /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/driver-policy -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110223184049.gd21...@jirafa.cyrius.com
