drakx-backup-do-not-use/perl-install/patch/9.1/patch-loopback.pl, branch ka9_0 Mageia Installer and base platform for many utilities Error scenario: When using a file for your / (a "loopback"), booting your newly 2003-04-02T19:06:11+00:00 Guillaume Cottenceau gc@mandriva.com 2003-04-02T19:06:11+00:00 1c37b3c7aafa49a79d0308133023153542274746 installed system will fail with a kernel panic with flashing keyboard lights Why: The initrd needs to load the loop.o module to mount your / partition; but since recently, loop.o depends on aes.o, and since mkinitrd doesn't handle dependencies automatically and we didn't notice that change, we didn't update mkinitrd accordingly Solution: Format a floppy disk with a DOS filesystem (in Linux, you can use the command "mkdosfs /dev/fd0"). Copy patch.pl to the floppy disk. Remove the floppy and reboot using the Mandrake Linux 9.1 CD1 to do a CD-ROM installation. During boot, press F1 at the splash screen, then place your floppy disk that contains patch.pl in the floppy drive. At the prompt, type "patch", then follow the installation as usual. see bugzilla #3614 
installed system will fail with a kernel panic with flashing keyboard lights

Why: The initrd needs to load the loop.o module to mount your / partition; but
since recently, loop.o depends on aes.o, and since mkinitrd doesn't handle
dependencies automatically and we didn't notice that change, we didn't update
mkinitrd accordingly

Solution: Format a floppy disk with a DOS filesystem (in Linux, you can use the
command "mkdosfs /dev/fd0"). Copy patch.pl to the floppy disk. Remove the floppy
and reboot using the Mandrake Linux 9.1 CD1 to do a CD-ROM installation. During
boot, press F1 at the splash screen, then place your floppy disk that contains
patch.pl in the floppy drive. At the prompt, type "patch", then follow the
installation as usual.

see bugzilla #3614