On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Tom H <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: >> 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. > > Theoretically. But don't you think that your -3 initrd is creating > links to sda1, etc because you built it while booted into -5? > > You should unpack your -3 initrd to check its udev rules; symlinks to > hda1, etc are probably not being created.
One more thought. Rather than unpack the initrd, boot into -3 and run "cd /dev; ls" at the (initramfs) prompt. If udev has run and your initrd has bailed out at the equivalent of "break=mount", you should be able to see whether there are sda1 or hda1 type partitions. -- 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/aanlktindd6p7vxamz6t6_sl3l_qqyetucpq29600m...@mail.gmail.com
