Package: linux-image-2.6.14-2.k7 Version: linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 2.6.14-3
This version of the kernel appears to have switched to yaird to make initrds. It does not correctly detect and include the 'gdth.ko' kernel module on one of my servers. gdth.ko is the ICP Vortex family of SCSI controllers, and the boot device for the server in question. The system will boot fine if I manually use mkinitrd to make the ramdisk the old way. I do think I had to tweak mkinitrd to do this... I think I had to set it to 'most' from 'some'. I'm including a file listing.... the 'badinitrd' directory is the yaird image. The 'goodinitrd' directory is the (working) mkinitrd image.
BROKEN IMAGE: jeeves:~# find badinitrd/ badinitrd/ badinitrd/bin badinitrd/bin/cat badinitrd/bin/dash badinitrd/bin/mkdir badinitrd/bin/mknod badinitrd/bin/mount badinitrd/bin/sleep badinitrd/bin/umount badinitrd/dev badinitrd/dev/console badinitrd/dev/null badinitrd/etc badinitrd/lib badinitrd/lib/modules badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7 badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/input badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/input/evdev.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/input/mousedev.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/core badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/core/usbcore.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/host badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/input badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/input/usbhid.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/usb/input/yealink.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/ext3 badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/jbd badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/jbd/jbd.ko badinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/mbcache.ko badinitrd/lib/tls badinitrd/lib/tls/libc-2.3.5.so badinitrd/lib/tls/libdl-2.3.5.so badinitrd/lib/tls/libc.so.6 badinitrd/lib/tls/libdl.so.2 badinitrd/lib/ld-2.3.5.so badinitrd/lib/libblkid.so.1.0 badinitrd/lib/libselinux.so.1 badinitrd/lib/libuuid.so.1.2 badinitrd/lib/ld-linux.so.2 badinitrd/lib/libblkid.so.1 badinitrd/lib/libuuid.so.1 badinitrd/mnt badinitrd/proc badinitrd/sbin badinitrd/sbin/insmod badinitrd/sys badinitrd/usr badinitrd/usr/lib badinitrd/usr/lib/yaird badinitrd/usr/lib/yaird/exec badinitrd/usr/lib/yaird/exec/run_init badinitrd/var badinitrd/init GOOD IMAGE: jeeves:/mnt# find goodinitrd/ goodinitrd/ goodinitrd/bin goodinitrd/bin/cat goodinitrd/bin/dash goodinitrd/bin/e2initrd_helper goodinitrd/bin/echo goodinitrd/bin/mkdir goodinitrd/bin/mknod goodinitrd/bin/mount goodinitrd/bin/sh goodinitrd/bin/umount goodinitrd/bin/uname goodinitrd/bin2 goodinitrd/bin2/cat goodinitrd/bin2/dash goodinitrd/bin2/echo goodinitrd/bin2/mkdir goodinitrd/bin2/mknod goodinitrd/bin2/mount goodinitrd/bin2/sh goodinitrd/bin2/umount goodinitrd/bin2/uname goodinitrd/dev goodinitrd/dev/GDTH goodinitrd/dev/cciss goodinitrd/dev/console goodinitrd/dev/ida goodinitrd/dev/ide goodinitrd/dev/mapper goodinitrd/dev/md goodinitrd/dev/null goodinitrd/dev/scsi goodinitrd/dev2 goodinitrd/devfs goodinitrd/etc goodinitrd/etc/lvm goodinitrd/etc/lvm/lvm.conf goodinitrd/etc/modprobe.d goodinitrd/etc/modprobe.d/aliases goodinitrd/etc/modprobe.d/arch-aliases goodinitrd/etc/modprobe.d/isapnp goodinitrd/etc/mtab goodinitrd/keyscripts goodinitrd/lib goodinitrd/lib/ld-linux.so.2 goodinitrd/lib/libblkid.so.1 goodinitrd/lib/libcom_err.so.2 goodinitrd/lib/libdevmapper.so.1.01 goodinitrd/lib/libe2p.so.2 goodinitrd/lib/libext2fs.so.2 goodinitrd/lib/libncurses.so.5 goodinitrd/lib/libreadline.so.5 goodinitrd/lib/libselinux.so.1 goodinitrd/lib/libuuid.so.1 goodinitrd/lib/lvm-200 goodinitrd/lib/lvm-200/vgchange goodinitrd/lib/modules goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7 goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/md goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/md/dm-mod.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi/gdth.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/exportfs goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/exportfs/exportfs.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/ext3 goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/jbd goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/jbd/jbd.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/mbcache.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/xfs goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/fs/xfs/xfs.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/net goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/net/unix goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/kernel/net/unix/unix.ko goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.alias goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.ccwmap goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.dep goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.ieee1394map goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.inputmap goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.isapnpmap goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.pcimap goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.seriomap goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.symbols goodinitrd/lib/modules/2.6.14-2-k7/modules.usbmap goodinitrd/lib/tls goodinitrd/lib/tls/libc.so.6 goodinitrd/lib/tls/libdl.so.2 goodinitrd/linuxrc goodinitrd/linuxrc.conf goodinitrd/loadmodules goodinitrd/mnt goodinitrd/proc goodinitrd/sbin goodinitrd/sbin/init goodinitrd/sbin/modprobe goodinitrd/sbin/pivot_root goodinitrd/sbin/rmmod goodinitrd/sbin/tune2fs goodinitrd/sbin/vgchange goodinitrd/script goodinitrd/scripts goodinitrd/scripts/ext3-add-journal.sh goodinitrd/sys goodinitrd/tmp goodinitrd/usr goodinitrd/usr/bin goodinitrd/usr/bin/stat goodinitrd/usr/sbin goodinitrd/usr/sbin/chroot goodinitrd/var -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 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