Package: initramfs-tools Severity: normal
Note that if you build your kernel with kernel-package it has an option to build an initrd which defautls to off. As you mention kernel-package you must have turned that option on for the initrd to be generated. Actually not only when this option is off the initrd is not generated but there is no initrd generated in a chroot, regardless of this option. So all in all initramfs-tools don't generate intrds when they should, not the other way around, at least in my experience. Thanks Michal -- Package-specific info: -- initramfs sizes -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7.9M Mar 5 16:42 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8.6M Mar 5 19:02 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-amd64 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9.1M Mar 5 19:02 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-amd64 -- /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 root=UUID=da23cf4b-e6c2-4de8-94b3-e96077e63998 ro quiet -- /proc/filesystems ext3 -- lsmod Module Size Used by snd_hda_codec_realtek 235602 1 radeon 573996 1 ttm 39986 1 radeon drm_kms_helper 20065 1 radeon snd_hda_intel 20019 0 snd_hda_codec 54244 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 5380 1 snd_hda_codec joydev 8459 0 drm 142359 3 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper i2c_i801 7830 0 i2c_algo_bit 4225 1 radeon usbhid 33292 0 i2c_core 15712 5 radeon,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_i801,i2c_algo_bit rng_core 3006 0 snd_pcm 60503 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_timer 15582 1 snd_pcm hid 63225 1 usbhid psmouse 49777 0 parport_pc 18855 0 usb_storage 39625 0 snd 46446 6 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 4598 1 snd snd_page_alloc 6249 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm pcspkr 1699 0 asus_atk0110 7686 0 evdev 7352 4 button 4650 0 processor 29935 0 parport 27954 1 parport_pc serio_raw 3752 0 ext3 106518 1 jbd 37085 1 ext3 mbcache 5050 1 ext3 sd_mod 29889 3 crc_t10dif 1276 1 sd_mod ata_generic 3047 0 uhci_hcd 18521 0 atl1 26034 0 mii 3210 1 atl1 thermal 11674 0 ata_piix 21124 2 thermal_sys 11942 2 processor,thermal libata 133632 2 ata_generic,ata_piix ehci_hcd 31151 0 firewire_ohci 19676 0 firewire_core 36848 1 firewire_ohci crc_itu_t 1307 1 firewire_core scsi_mod 122149 3 usb_storage,sd_mod,libata usbcore 122034 5 usbhid,usb_storage,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd nls_base 6377 1 usbcore -- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules -- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf MODULES=most BUSYBOX=y KEYMAP=n COMPRESS=gzip BOOT=local DEVICE= NFSROOT=auto -- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf update_initramfs=yes backup_initramfs=no -- mkinitramfs hooks /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks: busybox dmsetup keymap klibc thermal udev -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on: ii cpio 2.11-4 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar ii findutils 4.4.2-1+b1 utilities for finding files--find, ii klibc-utils 1.5.20-1 small utilities built with klibc f ii module-init-tools 3.12-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii udev 164-3 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends: pn busybox | busybox-initramfs <none> (no description available) Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests: pn bash-completion <none> (no description available) -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110305191721.12805.39911.reportbug@testbox