--- Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 12:52:25AM -0700, brian > wrote: > > I also have tested the .18 kernel Sven refered me to > without success > (the one with BenHs patch for loading initrd). I got > a mail that the > bug I reported was closed 366620, but I haven't > responded, I guess I i wish you would. the one advantage though i see to them putting this out "as is" is now i/we can file a new bug report against the fix, > should have, but I don't use the box in question > anymore. And for > every kernel I test, I have to rescue with the woody > install floppies > if it fails (I do that pretty fast, by now). i don't use floppies, i use bootx, so i can boot the old kernel without too much hassle. although i prefer to use quik, then there is more of a hassle if i change the kernel version it wants. i was pretty happy briefly, boooting sarge via bootx and etch via quik. another thing if you want to test, especially see below if you have a way to work on a copy it can also provide a rescue option. so i have a sarge partition and a backup, assuming you can get a backup drive some where (i found old ones cheap like for $5 surplus) > > Since the problem is well-known, failing to load the > initrd, it is > easy to workaround, by compiling in the drivers for > the harddisk that > / is on directly into the kernel. I have "have means i take it you just tested it, but you are not actually using it,or are you waiting for time to upgrade ? > successfully ran a 2.6.18 > kernel with the ide disk and ext2 complied into the > kernel. i am still not sure this is safe to use on a production system although it may boot, if you said you had used it for say 40 hours or something with no consequences then i would trust it much more (this means also you did the complete "dist-upgrade"). for instance is your udev and sys and all that working properly (or maybe you don't need it ?). > > Being forced to use custom kernels is of course > rather annoying in the > long run. used to be it was more efficient actually once you got it going, but i am not sure it is so much anymore. annoying to me my interests not so much aligned with the linux kernel. if i were more of a c programmer it could be good experience for me but right now i am not sure. i mean i am past the stage where compiling and configuring really mean much to me, if my studies led me into operating systems then i would be more than willing to look into the situation further but right now it seems like a distraction. my hunch tho, a strong one, is that the new initrd new support is going to be necessary in the future. it may first be necessary in some cases to have a regular kernel but i would try and get the initrd support working if at all possible. it seems some of the problem is around merging the subarches and so i bet they are not too eager to branch it again. still the deletion of the 15 series before a solution is tested has lowered my trust in debian a notch, along with the general management of the whole etch thing. i still think the people are mostly great but the organization has some real significant conflicts. > > -- > Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Q. What is that strange attachment in this mail? > A. My digital signature, see www.gnupg.org for info > on how you could > use it to ensure that this mail is from me and > has not been > altered on the way to you. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
