Uh Oh... Just updated and 2.6.35.5-1 fails to boot. It fails at the very start of boot. The screen output is: kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap5 ro vga=0x31a [Linux-bzImage setup=0x3200, size=0x20ac50] Error 24: Attempt to access bloack outside partition Press any key to continue... This is on my test server and looks like the same/similar issue to bug FS#20499. I don't know what Error 24 is, but I suspect it has something to do with the dmraid setup and not being able to find the partitions. The update complete perfectly: :: Retrieving packages from core... grep-2.7-1-x86_64 158.0K 204.0K/s 00:00:01 [#####################################] 100% kernel26-2.6.35.5-1-x86_64 23.5M 507.3K/s 00:00:47 [#####################################] 100% kernel26-headers-2.6.35.5-1-x86_64 3.9M 482.3K/s 00:00:08 [#####################################] 100% kernel26-manpages-2.6.35.5-1-x86_64 2036.9K 466.8K/s 00:00:04 [#####################################] 100% libldap-2.4.23-1-x86_64 357.3K 313.7K/s 00:00:01 [#####################################] 100% mlocate-0.23.1-1-x86_64 74.8K 154.2K/s 00:00:00 [#####################################] 100% :: Retrieving packages from extra... openldap-2.4.23-1-x86_64 797.3K 389.9K/s 00:00:02 [#####################################] 100% checking package integrity... (7/7) checking for file conflicts [#####################################] 100% (1/7) upgrading grep [#####################################] 100% (2/7) upgrading kernel26 [#####################################] 100%

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Updating module dependencies. Please wait ... MKINITCPIO SETUP ---------------- If you use LVM2, Encrypted root or software RAID, Ensure you enable support in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf . More information about mkinitcpio setup can be found here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio

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Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait... ==> Building image "default" ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.35-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26.img :: Begin build :: Parsing hook [base] :: Parsing hook [udev] :: Parsing hook [autodetect] :: Parsing hook [pata] :: Parsing hook [scsi] :: Parsing hook [sata] :: Parsing hook [dmraid] :: Parsing hook [filesystems] :: Generating module dependencies :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26.img'...SUCCESS ==> SUCCESS ==> Building image "fallback" ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.35-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26-fallback.img -S autodetect :: Begin build :: Parsing hook [base] :: Parsing hook [udev] :: Parsing hook [pata] :: Parsing hook [scsi] :: Parsing hook [sata] :: Parsing hook [dmraid] :: Parsing hook [filesystems] :: Generating module dependencies :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26-fallback.img'...SUCCESS ==> SUCCESS (3/7) upgrading kernel26-headers [#####################################] 100% (4/7) upgrading kernel26-manpages [#####################################] 100% (5/7) upgrading libldap [#####################################] 100% (6/7) upgrading mlocate [#####################################] 100% (7/7) upgrading openldap [#####################################] 100%

So what to try, what to check? 2.6.35.4-1 worked perfectly, so whatever changed for 2.6.35.5-1 is the issue. Let me know what else you need. This box hardware info is: The server is based on a MSI K9N2 board (MS-7374) with a Phenom 9850 proc & 8G of ram. The box has 2 dmraid arrays: [22:00 ecstasy:/mnt/arch] # dmraid -r /dev/sdd: nvidia, "nvidia_baaccaja", mirror, ok, 1465149166 sectors, data@ 0 /dev/sdc: nvidia, "nvidia_fdaacfde", mirror, ok, 976773166 sectors, data@ 0 /dev/sdb: nvidia, "nvidia_baaccaja", mirror, ok, 1465149166 sectors, data@ 0 /dev/sda: nvidia, "nvidia_fdaacfde", mirror, ok, 976773166 sectors, data@ 0 [22:00 ecstasy:/mnt/arch] # dmraid -s *** Active Set name : nvidia_baaccaja size : 1465149056 stride : 128 type : mirror status : ok subsets: 0 devs : 2 spares : 0 *** Active Set name : nvidia_fdaacfde size : 976773120 stride : 128 type : mirror status : ok subsets: 0 devs : 2 spares : 0 The lspci information for the soft-raid controller is: 00:09.0 RAID bus controller: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SATA Controller (RAID mode) (rev a2) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 7374 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28 I/O ports at b080 [size=8] I/O ports at b000 [size=4] I/O ports at ac00 [size=8] I/O ports at a880 [size=4] I/O ports at a800 [size=16] Memory at f9e76000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [8c] SATA HBA v1.0 Capabilities: [b0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [ec] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+ Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel modules: ahci Let me know what else to send. I'll also open a bug with this info... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com