[Mageia-dev] Please test dracut (mkinitrd replacement)

Wed Oct 26 10:25:33 CEST 2011

Hi all,
+
+On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:23:42 +0200
+Shlomi Fish <shlomif at shlomifish.org> wrote:
+
+> On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:29:46 +0100
+> Colin Guthrie <mageia at colin.guthr.ie> wrote:
+> 
+> > Hi,
+> > 
+> > Due to upcoming changes to systemd and friends we'll likely need to use
+> > dracut rather than mkinitrd for some setups (i.e. those with LVM volumes
+> > defined in /etc/fstab)
+> > 
+> > It would be good if people here could test as we will likely make it the
+> > default at some point in the not too distant future.
+> > 
+> > To test:
+> > 
+> > sudo -i (or su -)
+> > urpmi dracut
+> > cd /boot
+> > mv initrd-3.1.0-desktop-0.rc10.1.mga2.img initrd-old.img
+> > /sbin/installkernel -N 3.1.0-desktop-0.rc10.1.mga2
+> 
+> This process works fine here on my Core i3 desktop machine with an Intel HD
+> Graphics card. After I successfully boot, I can start KDE, start VLC and
+> mplayer, as well as play Extreme Tux Racer (a 3-D game). The sound works.
+> 
+> Regards,
+> 
+> 	Shlomi Fish
+> 
+
+Well, now I have problem to reboot the machine from its running state using
+Ctrl+Alt+Del. The process hangs, and pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del more times, does
+not make it boot. I need to press the physical "Reset" button. I have this
+Core i3 machine:
+
+http://www.shlomifish.org/meta/FAQ/#computers-specs
+
+Can you look into fixing it?
+
+Regards,
+
+	Shlomi Fish
+
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