> > The kernel 2.6.8-2-686 cannot use the current udev but boots fine, > > except that X does not start, since it finds no mouse. > sure there you would need to load mousedev by hand or have > it listed in /etc/modules..
The first option works fine, the second option lets X come up, but the mouse is not responding. > > >which version of initramfs-tools do you use? > > >aka output of: > > >dpkg -l initramfs-tools > > > > ii initramfs-tool 0.53c tools for generating an initramfs > > please try out the unstable initramfs-tools version 0.59b I did: complete disaster. After the udev checks, the scrips come up with a message "Waiting for the root filesystem" or something of that kind. Except that, afterwards, the /dev/hd* entries are never generated. Of course, after a few minutes the scripts drop out to a shell, but further waiting/exiting does not help. I left the computer up all night, with no success. So, I decided I had better go back to initramfs-tool 0.53c , but that also wouldn't help! I even forced a purge of both udev and initramfs-tool and reinstalled them, but the unbootability of kernel 2.6.15 persists! Also, the same yesterday unseen message about "Waiting..." pops up. This is extramely surprising, as I checked that I have successfully downgraded to ii initramfs-tools 0.53c tools for generating an initramfs Indeed, by booting on 2.6.8, when I grep Wait /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/* I get nothing. However, when my 2.6.15 boot fails and I drop to the shell, instead I see that /scripts/local includes that message Waiting.... It goes as if the damn initramfs-tools 0.59b got somewhere hidden in the system and comes back, with very bad effects... Thank you for any help, Nick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]