[arch-general] kernel26 2.6.32.10-1 Boot Failure at initrd/initramfs

[Nilesh Govindarajan]

On 03/18/2010 12:47 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Guys,
>
> 	I just attempted an update which installed kernel26 2.6.32.10-1 on my x86_64
> box. After the update, the box failed to boot and the boot process stopped at
> the initrd/initramfs. (I have the slash because I can't remember the exact
> init----) But it was very early in the boot process. I have checked logs and
> nothing for this boot attempt was written to the logs. I suspect it was too
> early in the boot process for logging to be enabled.
>
> 	I have never tried to recover from a failed arch boot before. What's the proper
> way. Boot with the install cd and chroot your install and either downgrade to
> the last kernel or try mkinitcpio again?
>
>
>

I think initrd and initramfs barely mean the same thing. initrd stands 
for Initial RAM Disk and initramfs for Initial RAM Filesystem.

If you could give the exact error message, we could get some idea about it.

You can try mkinitcpio. Then if it doesn't work downgrade.

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