> > Upgraded to 221-1 with init=/bin/bash and chroot, still the same: > > > > Loading, please wait... > > e or neveruudevadm: unrecognized option '--action=add' > > Is that "e or neveru" a corruption of some sort?
Yes, it seems so. With different kernel with no initramfs, there were more corrupted strings from the time udev started. > > Begin: Loading essential drivers ... done. > > Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount .[ 63.869458] input: Sun Mouse as > > /devices/root/f005f9c0/f00601b4/f0061504/f0064df4/serio1/input/1 > > ... done. > > Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... > > done. > > Begin: Running /scripts/local-premount ... done. > > udevadm: unrecognized option '--timeout=10' > > The udevadm version in v220 or v221 certainly supports --timeout=10 Yes, and the other options too. > Is your initramfs outdated? I believe it was updated during each debian upgrade... the date is todays. Extracted it, sha1sum is same for /bin/udevadm and the same file in initramfs. cc02f7f1c3ad58f292d8a1f23da12131e4ad1736 as it comes from udev 221-1. There is only a single initramfs in my /boot so it can not be a wrong one. > Did older udev versions work? Yes. By dpkg.log, 215-18 was the previous version before 220-7 that broke. Unfortunatley, 215 does not seem to be available from Debian mirrors any more. 215-18 seems to be available from snapshot.debian.org, so I downloaded udev and systemd packages (all that I had 221-1 as of now) and downgraded the whole bunch. Both udev and syste,d work fine. Would it be useful to test some intermediate version? Tried to reinstall udev and libudev1 221-1, leaving systemd at 215-8. The install failed, with strange udevE string (this was iover ssh, so no serial corruption): (Reading database ... 34283 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libudev1_221-1_sparc.deb ... Unpacking libudev1:sparc (221-1) over (215-18) ... Setting up libudev1:sparc (221-1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18) ... (Reading database ... 34284 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../archives/udev_221-1_sparc.deb ... Unpacking udev (221-1) over (215-18) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ... Setting up udev (221-1) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/udev ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init/udev-fallback-graphics.conf ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init/udev-finish.conf ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init/udevmonitor.conf ... Installing new version of config file /etc/udev/udev.conf ... operation parameter..Job for systemd-udevd.service failed. See 'systemctl status systemd-udevd.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details. invoke-rc.d: initscript udev, action "restart" failed. dpkg: error processing package udev (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up libpam-systemd:sparc (215-18) ... Errors were encountered while processing: udevE: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) # systemctl status systemd-udevd.service ● systemd-udevd.service - udev Kernel Device Manager Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-udevd.service; static) Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Tue 2015-06-30 22:41:05 EEST; 2min 0s ago Docs: man:systemd-udevd.service(8) man:udev(7) Process: 1501 ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 1501 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Unit systemd-udevd.service entered failed state. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: systemd-udevd.service has no holdoff time, scheduling restart. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Stopping udev Kernel Device Manager... Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Starting udev Kernel Device Manager... Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: systemd-udevd.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Failed to start udev Kernel Device Manager. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Unit systemd-udevd.service entered failed state. # journalctl -xn -- Logs begin at Tue 2015-06-30 22:37:15 EEST, end at Tue 2015-06-30 22:41:05 EEST. -- Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Starting udev Kernel Device Manager... -- Subject: Unit systemd-udevd.service has begun with start-up -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit systemd-udevd.service has begun starting up. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: systemd-udevd.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Failed to start udev Kernel Device Manager. -- Subject: Unit systemd-udevd.service has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit systemd-udevd.service has failed. -- -- The result is failed. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Unit systemd-udevd.service entered failed state. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: systemd-udevd.service has no holdoff time, scheduling restart. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Stopping udev Kernel Device Manager... -- Subject: Unit systemd-udevd.service has begun shutting down -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit systemd-udevd.service has begun shutting down. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Starting udev Kernel Device Manager... -- Subject: Unit systemd-udevd.service has begun with start-up -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit systemd-udevd.service has begun starting up. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: systemd-udevd.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Failed to start udev Kernel Device Manager. -- Subject: Unit systemd-udevd.service has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit systemd-udevd.service has failed. -- -- The result is failed. Jun 30 22:41:05 u5 systemd[1]: Unit systemd-udevd.service entered failed state. -- Meelis Roos (mr...@linux.ee) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org