[SOLVED] mkinitrd

Gordie · 01-21-2021, 12:25 PM

I am still banging my head on the wall with a broken kernel now version 5.10.9 - huge. It took 16 tries to get it to boot to login.

Have used

Code:

'/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh'

and the result is this:

Code:

# A suitable 'mkinitrd' command will be:

mkinitrd -c -k 5.10.9 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda1 -m xhci-pci:ohci-pci:ehci-pci:xhci-hcd:uhci-hcd:ehci-hcd:hid:usbhid:i2c-hid:hid_generic:hid-asus:hid-cherry:hid-logitech:hid-logitech-dj:hid-logitech-hidpp:hid-lenovo:hid-microsoft:hid_multitouch:jbd2:mbcache:ext4 -u -o /boot/initrd.gz

While using the suggested command I notice one line that says:

Code:

WARNING:  Could not find firmware "/lib/firmware/renesas_usb_fw.mem"

Should I be concerned?

3rensho · 01-21-2021, 12:35 PM

On mine it is absent as well. The generic 5.10.9 builds and boots fine with the resulting initrd.

Gordie · 01-21-2021, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3rensho

On mine it is absent as well. The generic 5.10.9 builds and boots fine with the resulting initrd.

Wish mine did. The kernel series 5.10.x has been a living hell for me.

Thanks for your reply

BroX · 01-21-2021, 02:24 PM

LuckyCyborg posted a solution to this:

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6198749

TheTKS · 01-21-2021, 08:17 PM

Also in the same thread, a couple of pages later, ponce addresses this and the discussion continues...

https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6198971