On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:35:50 -0400 (EDT), Tom H wrote: > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: >> ... >> I then tried to boot my old kernel (the -3 >> kernel). It failed. The kernel and initial RAM file system >> were loaded just fine by the boot loader, but the -3 kernel >> couldn't make the switch between the initial RAM file system and >> the permanent root file system. >> ... > > IIUC, linux-image-2.6.32-3-686 uses hdX and linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 > uses sdX so wouldn't your update-initramfs have updated your > linux-image-2.6.32-3-686 initrd with sdX device names?
No. I changed the /dev/sdX device names to uuid udev aliases in /etc/fstab, /etc/lilo.conf, and /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume prior to issuing "update-initramfs -uk all". And these alias names should exist in the -3 kernel too. As an example, I changed /dev/sda1 to something like /dev/disk/by-uuid/04db5929-51e6-424a-ac5b-a592b96b9d04 udev under the -5 kernel creates a symbolic link by this name to /dev/sda1. udev under the -3 kernel creates a symbolic link by this name to /dev/hda1. Or at least it should. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/194912053.232939.1277313731254.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
