On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 04:01, Martin Michlmayr <t...@cyrius.com> wrote: > * Gordon Farquharson <gordonfarquhar...@gmail.com> [2011-02-24 22:30]: >> I was thinking about whether to file a bug today. USB devices are >> generally not permanently attached to the computer, so is it >> reasonable to expect MODULES=dep to include the drivers specific to >> detachable hardware? I came to the conclusion that probably it is the > > Maybe I misunderstood but I thought your root device was on a USB > device. If root is on USB, surely initramfs-tools should make sure > that the drivers are included.
The root file system isn't on the RAID, but the USB device that requires ums-cypress was connected to the machine during the upgrade... so, you make a good point - would MODULES=dep have installed ums-cypress if the root file system had been on the RAID device? For lenny, usb-storage was all that was needed, but for squeeze, ums-cypress is needed so MODULES=dep _should_ have installed it automatically. However, it looks like this issue was reported and fixed (see 543568 [1]), so why didn't initramfs-tools do the right thing? Well, it looks like the initramfs_tools code has been significantly rewritten since the patch in 543568 was applied, so the bug may still exist because it looks like the code now only copies usb storage modules for MODULES=most. I should test it with my other slug and USB enclosure. I'll install lenny, and then upgrade to squeeze to see if ums-cypress is installed in the initramfs. > I'm not sure if there's a way to figure out which ums-* module you > need but maybe MODULES=dep should put all ums-* modules into the > ramdisk when root is on USB. This solution is what the patch in 543568 did. Gordon [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543568 -- Gordon Farquharson GnuPG Key ID: 32D6D676 -- 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/AANLkTi=whwosozfoyw7ejbn17nb3ghcpndpuu4deu...@mail.gmail.com
