On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 02:35:11PM +0100, Benjamí Villoslada wrote: > Package: initramfs-tools > Version: 0.85d > Severity: important > > > After Knoppix boot I seen that have initrd.img backup file in /boot > and that the new initrd.img file is suspiciously small than the bak. > > I've recovered the .back file and now the system boots and works fine: > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > $ ls -l /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16.18-smp-bitassa* > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4363993 2006-12-04 13:01 > /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16.18-smp-bitassa > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4090750 2006-12-15 12:09 > /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16.18-smp-bitassa.kaput > -----------------------------------------------------------------
this kernel is pretty old and no longer supported. what's the bug, here all the initramfs have proper size. can you submit some proper info? is your root full? output of sh -x update-initramfs -u df > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > $ apt-cache policy initramfs-tools > initramfs-tools: > Instal·lat: 0.85d > Candidat: 0.85d > Taula de versió: > *** 0.85d 0 > 500 ftp://ftp.fr.debian.org unstable/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- Package-specific info: > -- /proc/cmdline > root=/dev/sda5 ro > > -- /proc/filesystems > ext3 > cramfs > > -- lsmod > Module Size Used by > usb_storage 70016 1 > nvidia 4552244 12 binary crap > xt_tcpudp 3200 1 > iptable_filter 2976 1 > ip_tables 12436 1 iptable_filter > x_tables 12068 2 xt_tcpudp,ip_tables > button 6544 0 > ac 4836 0 > battery 9476 0 > ipv6 229088 22 > dm_snapshot 15584 0 > dm_mirror 18676 0 > dm_mod 49204 2 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror > sr_mod 16100 0 > sbp2 19876 0 > ide_generic 1344 0 [permanent] > ide_disk 14816 0 > snd_cmipci 31808 4 > gameport 14536 1 snd_cmipci > snd_pcm_oss 44224 0 > snd_mixer_oss 15904 1 snd_pcm_oss > snd_pcm 77060 3 snd_cmipci,snd_pcm_oss > snd_page_alloc 10024 1 snd_pcm > snd_opl3_lib 9696 1 snd_cmipci > snd_hwdep 8836 1 snd_opl3_lib > snd_mpu401_uart 7296 1 snd_cmipci > snd_seq_dummy 3716 0 > snd_seq_oss 29092 0 > snd_seq_midi 8256 0 > snd_rawmidi 22976 2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_midi > snd_seq_midi_event 6944 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi > snd_seq 47052 6 > snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event > snd_timer 21636 4 snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq > snd_seq_device 8524 6 > snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq > joydev 9088 0 > floppy 57200 0 > mousedev 10880 1 > snd 48384 18 > snd_cmipci,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device > psmouse 34696 0 > tsdev 7456 0 > soundcore 9216 1 snd > serio_raw 6916 0 > pcspkr 3460 0 > evdev 8992 2 > i2c_i801 8172 0 > i2c_core 19840 2 nvidia,i2c_i801 > rtc 12500 0 > hw_random 5592 0 > intel_agp 21084 1 > agpgart 29864 2 nvidia,intel_agp > eth1394 19044 0 > usbhid 33088 0 > sd_mod 16608 6 > ide_cd 35936 0 > cdrom 32304 2 sr_mod,ide_cd > e1000 97492 0 > ehci_hcd 28168 0 > ohci1394 30416 0 > ieee1394 87256 3 sbp2,eth1394,ohci1394 > ahci 12996 4 > libata 53648 1 ahci > scsi_mod 124236 6 usb_storage,sr_mod,sbp2,sd_mod,ahci,libata > uhci_hcd 28048 0 > piix 9444 0 [permanent] > generic 4388 0 [permanent] > ide_core 113868 6 > usb_storage,ide_generic,ide_disk,ide_cd,piix,generic > usbcore 113664 5 usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd > thermal 13320 0 > processor 25640 1 thermal > fan 4676 0 > > -- kernel-img.conf > do_symlinks = yes > relative_links = yes > do_bootloader = no > do_bootfloppy = no > do_initrd = yes > link_in_boot = no > postinst_hook = /usr/sbin/update-grub > postrm_hook = /usr/sbin/update-grub > > regards -- maks
