new kernel 2.6.27-1.fc10 does not boot
Eric Sandeen
sandeen at redhat.com
Fri Oct 10 18:01:59 UTC 2008
Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Antonio Olivares wrote:
>> Tried that to no avail :( Does not work!
>
> same failure?
>
>> How do I rebuild initrd, I have done it before but do not know the steps :(
>> I normally do not do it often :(
>
> mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-$UNAME.img $UNAME
>
> i.e.
>
> mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.6.27-1.fc10.img 2.6.27-1.fc10
>
> the -f will overwrite the old image.
>
> Ugh I might know what's going on here.
>
> the initrd hard-codes the name of the root fs, IIRC.
>
> Try replacing ext4dev with ext4 in /etc/fstab before you re-make the
> initrd...
>
> Also add -v to the mkinitrd commandline, see if it is including the ext4
> module?
>
> -Eric
>
Per notting's excellent suggestion, I think we can just put a module
alias for ext4dev into the now-called-ext4 module, and it'll all Just Work.
I'll make sure the other ext4 devs are happy with that change, and
commit it.
Thanks,
-Eric
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