On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 09:37:23PM +1300, Bruce Ward wrote: > Package: linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 > Version: 2.6.26-19 > Severity: important > > Kernel image 2.6.26-1-686 is no problem. 2.6.26-2-686 drops me to a shell > titled (initramfs) shortly after issuing the message: > "Booting the kernel." > It never gets to "Loading, please wait ..." > > Before I get control there are a (large) number of screen messages of the > form: > /init: line1: /bin/sleep: not found > and then > "Gave up waiting for root device" > and > "ALERT! /dev/disk/by-label/D5root does not exist. Dropping to a shell! > > At this stage, looking at the filesystem available in initramfs: > there is no /dev/disk/ directory although /dev exists, > /proc/modules contains only thermal_sys, fan, processor, and thermal, > /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/ appears well-populated, > /sbin contains only 7 files (depmod, modprobe, resume, rmmod, udevadm, > udevd, udevsettle), > /bin/sleep exists so the multiple /init errors are not looking for > /bin/sleep. > > I am using GRUB (legacy) and root=LABEL statements identical to the ones > which boot 2.6.26-1-686 without any problem. I have regenerated the > initrd-img a number of times to no effect. > >
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