Unbootable linux-image-2.6.26-1-mckinley on hp workstation zx6000

[Émeric Maschino-3]

Hi,

Today's Lenny updates came with linux-image-2.6.26-1-mckinley (build 2.6.26-3) onboard.
But I can't boot my hp workstation zx6000 using the provided image. The last line displayed on the screen is "Loading file \EFI\debian\initrd.img...done". Then, nothing happens and I must manually shutdown the system by pressing the on/off switch (the USB driver isn't yet loaded and the keyboard is thus unworking).
Rebuilding a new initramfs didn't help. Do I have to do something else special to boot on kernel 2.6.26?

I know that on Fedora IA-64 Rawhide, kernel 2.6.26 is currently broken on SCSI-based Itanium systems, which is the case of the hp workstation zx6000.
I didn't succeed either in following Doug Chapman's initramfs rebuilding steps (see https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-ia64-list/2008-July/msg00010.html and https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-ia64-list/2008-July/msg00012.html for details), but the boot process goes farther.

Cheers,

    Émeric

[dann frazier]

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:08:39PM +0200, ?meric Maschino wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Today's Lenny updates came with linux-image-2.6.26-1-mckinley (build
> 2.6.26-3) onboard.
> But I can't boot my hp workstation zx6000 using the provided image. The last
> line displayed on the screen is "Loading file
> \EFI\debian\initrd.img...done". Then, nothing happens and I must manually
> shutdown the system by pressing the on/off switch (the USB driver isn't yet
> loaded and the keyboard is thus unworking).
> Rebuilding a new initramfs didn't help. Do I have to do something else
> special to boot on kernel 2.6.26?

This is probably the issue fixed in 2.6.26-4 in sid - please try that
build (should hit mirrors soon).

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dann frazier


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[Émeric Maschino-3]

Hi,

I can confirm that build 2.6.26-4 has fixed the problem.

Thank you for pointing this out to me.

Best regards,

    Émeric

2008/8/30 dann frazier <dannf@...>

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:08:39PM +0200, ?meric Maschino wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Today's Lenny updates came with linux-image-2.6.26-1-mckinley (build
> 2.6.26-3) onboard.
> But I can't boot my hp workstation zx6000 using the provided image. The last
> line displayed on the screen is "Loading file
> \EFI\debian\initrd.img...done". Then, nothing happens and I must manually
> shutdown the system by pressing the on/off switch (the USB driver isn't yet
> loaded and the keyboard is thus unworking).
> Rebuilding a new initramfs didn't help. Do I have to do something else
> special to boot on kernel 2.6.26?

This is probably the issue fixed in 2.6.26-4 in sid - please try that
build (should hit mirrors soon).

--
dann frazier