On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 06:06:28PM +0300, Martin-Eric Racine wrote: > Package: linux-image-2.6.18-5-486 > Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 > Severity: critical > Justification: breaks the whole system > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > The 2.6.18-5-486 kernel that was pushed over the last few days to replace > 2.6.18-4 > makes this system completely unbootable. I see GRUB load the kernel and then > the > screen goes blank; not a single boot message appears and the IDE LED on the > host > remains stuck at full ON, instead of flickering to indicate data transfers > taking > place as it would normally appear during booting. > > Being physically present at powerup to select the previous 2.6.18-4-486 > kernel > successfully boots the system, so this has to be a problem with 2.6.18-5-486. > > PS: I notice that a new initramfs tool was also pushed. If the break comes > from > there, please feel free to reassign.
You are the first person to report such a problem and, given there were no changes that should be in effect that early in the boot process, I suspect some other local failure. Please try re-installing this image, after possibly fscking your disk. If that doesn't work, please try 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13 and see if it works. If the latest kernel is still not working, please provide the dmesg output of the last working kernel. -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
