Package: linux-image-2.6-amd64 Version: 2.6.18+5 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system
I have installed debian using an amd64 etch installer which installs a 2.6.17 kernel (2.6.17-2-amd64). The setup uses a 256mb boot partition, and everything else on a software raid (fdisk output for both disks pasted below). This all works without problem. After upgrading the kernel to the debian packaged 2.6.18-7, the system cannot read the partition table on /dev/sda. A failure to mount /boot results in some error messages during boot, booting continues after pressing CTRL-D, the root file system (software raid, /dev/md0) is mounted fine, the /boot filesystem is not. Note, only the partition table of /dev/sda cannot be read, the output of 'fdisk /dev/sdb' is the same as when booted with 2.6.17. fdisk output for /dev/sda with linux 2.6.18: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ico:~# fdisk /dev/sda Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel Building a new DOS disklabel. Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable. The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 121576. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with: 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite) Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 999.9 GB, 999999668224 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121576 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fdisk output with linux 2.6.16: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 31 248976 83 Linux /dev/sda2 32 274 1951897+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda3 275 30401 241995127+ fd Linux raid autodetect Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 31 248976 83 Linux /dev/sdb2 32 274 1951897+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sdb3 275 30401 241995127+ fd Linux raid autodetect ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-amd64 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6-amd64 depends on: ii linux-image-2.6.18-3-amd64 2.6.18-7 Linux 2.6.18 image on AMD64 linux-image-2.6-amd64 recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
