generic kernel 6.12.* 6.13.* only works without initrd.

carlaschneider · 02-21-2025, 08:33 AM

Installation of the kernel produces an initrd file,
but when it is used for boot it leads to kernel panic.
Obviously the generic kernel now contains the necessary drivers for
my system. Some time ago I had to use the huge kernel.

Now I put a boot-ssd from a mainboard to a laptop and there my elilo
did not work and I hat to use refind. refind finds the initrd in the boot
directory and uses ist with the result that it can't boot my system.
The way around was to remove the initrd from this directory.
elilo does only what is written in elilo.conf and there I did not use initrd.

chrisretusn · 02-22-2025, 02:23 AM

Doubt I can add anything to this aside from the mention that I use grub as the boot loader vice lilo or elilo.

I am not having any issues with using the initrd created by the kernel-generic install.

Code:

[2/4]   Package kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1.txz is already in cache - not downloading
        Upgrading kernel-generic-6.13.3-x86_64-1 => [testing]:kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1...

+=============================================================================================+
| Upgrading kernel-generic-6.13.3-x86_64-1 package using ./kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1.txz |
+=============================================================================================+

Pre-installing package kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1...
Removing package: kernel-generic-6.13.3-x86_64-1-upgraded-2025-02-22,16:19:58
Installing package kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# kernel-generic (general purpose Linux kernel/modules)
#
# This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for SATA, NVMe, and most
# commonly used filesystems, as well as a large collection of loadable
# kernel modules.
#
# It is recommended to use an initrd with this kernel for best results.
# For more information about creating an initrd, see the README.initrd
# file in the /boot directory.
#
Executing install script for kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1.txz.
Generating /boot/initrd-6.13.4.img for use with the 6.13.4 kernel 
(using mkinitrd_command_generator.sh):
OK: /lib/modules/6.13.4/kernel/drivers/md/dm-bufio.ko added.
OK: /lib/modules/6.13.4/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snapshot.ko added.
78753 blocks
/boot/initrd-6.13.4.img created.
Created named symlink: /boot/initrd-generic.img -> initrd-6.13.4.img
Removing orphaned initrd: /boot/initrd-6.13.3.img
Removing /boot/initrd-tree directory.
Running /usr/sbin/update-grub (please wait)...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initrd-generic.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.13.4
Found initrd image: /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initrd-6.13.4.img
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done
Package kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1.txz installed.
Package kernel-generic-6.13.3-x86_64-1 upgraded with new package ./kernel-generic-6.13.4-x86_64-1.txz.

carlaschneider · 02-22-2025, 05:24 AM

Kernel 6.13.0 on Thinkpad P14S

when the initrd is used the first error message is:
------
/bin/ash: error while loading shared libraries: libm.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Kernel Panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=00007f00
---------

Without initrd it boots sucessfully.

The same error message comes with Kernel 6.12.6 when the initrd is used.
the initrd came from installing the kernel from the slackware current distribution,
a few weeks ago, did they repair it ?

Petri Kaukasoina · 02-22-2025, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlaschneider

The same error message comes with Kernel 6.12.6 when the initrd is used.
the initrd came from installing the kernel from the slackware current distribution,
a few weeks ago, did they repair it ?

When you say you installed the kernel "from the slackware current distribution", do you mean you are actually running Slackware current? Is it a 64-bit installation? What does this print:

Code:

$ cd /var/lib/pkgtools/packages
$ ls -1 mkinitrd-*  aaa_glibc-solibs-*
aaa_glibc-solibs-2.41-x86_64-2
mkinitrd-1.4.11-x86_64-66

carlaschneider · 02-22-2025, 09:38 AM

It is slackware current a few weeks ago.

aaa_glibc-solibs-2.40-x86_64-5
mkinitrd-1.4.11-x86_64-36