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Old 07-20-2009, 02:48 PM   #1
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pass options to modules in mkinitrd.conf


Hello,


my /etc/mkinitrd.conf:
Code:
SOURCE_TREE="/boot/initrd-tree"
CLEAR_TREE="1"
OUTPUT_IMAGE="/boot/initrd.gz"
KERNEL_VERSION="2.6.30.2-smp"
KEYMAP="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
MODULE_LIST="ehci_hcd:uhci_hcd:usb_storage:xfs:ext2:i915 modeset=1:intel_agp"
LUKSDEV="/dev/mapper/vg-root"
ROOTDEV="crypt-vg-root"
ROOTFS="xfs"
LVM="1"
If i call this via mkinitrd -F, i get these messages:
Code:
/sbin/mkinitrd: line 376: [: ehci_hcd:uhci_hcd:usb_storage:xfs:ext2:i915: binary operator expected
/sbin/mkinitrd: line 400: [: ehci_hcd:uhci_hcd:usb_storage:xfs:ext2:i915: binary operator expected
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/fs/exportfs/exportfs.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/fs/xfs/xfs.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/fs/ext2/ext2.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/video/output.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/acpi/video.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/2.6.30.2-smp/kernel/drivers/char/agp/intel-agp.ko added.
11484 blocks
If i don't pass the modeset option to the i915 module, all is fine. Is there something wrong with my syntax or is it a bug?
The man page man mkinitrd.conf says, that my syntax is ok:
Code:
       MODULE_LIST
            This  should  be a colon-separated list of modules you wish to be included in the initrd
            image.
            Example: MODULE_LIST="ext3:mbcache:jbd"

            If you have loadtime options that you need to specify when loading kernel modules, those
            can be added here as well.
            Example: MODULE_LIST="module1:module2 option=1:module3"
cu


Edit:
I forgot, my system is slackware-current

Last edited by bonaire; 07-20-2009 at 02:51 PM. Reason: system version added
 
Old 07-20-2009, 03:55 PM   #2
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I think this is a bug in mkinitrd. Open /sbin/mkinitrd as root and, in lines 376 and 400, write double quotes around ${MODULE_LIST}, so it looks "${MODULE_LIST}". That should probably solve the problem. Please report success.
 
Old 07-20-2009, 04:16 PM   #3
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That helped, thanks.

Shall i write an email, or is it enough, that this is written here?

cu
 
Old 07-20-2009, 04:43 PM   #4
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I just wrote P. Volkerding an email about this.
 
Old 07-20-2009, 04:44 PM   #5
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Ok, thanks again
 
Old 08-03-2009, 04:09 PM   #6
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There have been quite a few upgrades since I wrote the email but no reply from PV and no fixed package. I'm just bumping the thread so this gets attention by any member of the Slackware team and the problem is fixed before Slackware 13.0 is released.
 
Old 08-14-2009, 09:18 PM   #7
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Thanks a lot

Last edited by bonaire; 08-14-2009 at 09:21 PM.
 
Old 08-14-2009, 09:36 PM   #8
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@bonaire: I tried to reply to your email inquiring about this, but here's what I received in reply to it:
Code:
From postmaster@goodmails.de Fri Aug  7 12:05:44 2009
Date: Fri,  7 Aug 2009 21:02:01 +0200 (CEST)
From: Mail Delivery System <postmaster@goodmails.de>
To: rworkman@slackware.com
Subject: Returned mail: see mail body for details

The original message was received at Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:02:01 +0200 from rworkman@slackware.com by b1gMail/6.3.0.

Error: Your mail was blocked by a filter
 
Old 08-14-2009, 11:09 PM   #9
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Ah, ok. The provider gets an unfriendly email

cu
 
Old 08-14-2009, 11:15 PM   #10
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Ah, ok. The provider gets an unfriendly email
Just so you know, I'm going to laugh if it gets "blocked by a filter" too. ;-)
 
  


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