[Mageia-dev] Please test dracut (mkinitrd replacement)

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi all,

On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:23:42 +0200
Shlomi Fish <shlomif at shlomifish.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:29:46 +0100
> Colin Guthrie <mageia at colin.guthr.ie> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Due to upcoming changes to systemd and friends we'll likely need to use
> > dracut rather than mkinitrd for some setups (i.e. those with LVM volumes
> > defined in /etc/fstab)
> > 
> > It would be good if people here could test as we will likely make it the
> > default at some point in the not too distant future.
> > 
> > To test:
> > 
> > sudo -i (or su -)
> > urpmi dracut
> > cd /boot
> > mv initrd-3.1.0-desktop-0.rc10.1.mga2.img initrd-old.img
> > /sbin/installkernel -N 3.1.0-desktop-0.rc10.1.mga2
> 
> This process works fine here on my Core i3 desktop machine with an Intel HD
> Graphics card. After I successfully boot, I can start KDE, start VLC and
> mplayer, as well as play Extreme Tux Racer (a 3-D game). The sound works.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	Shlomi Fish
> 

Well, now I have problem to reboot the machine from its running state using
Ctrl+Alt+Del. The process hangs, and pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del more times, does
not make it boot. I need to press the physical "Reset" button. I have this
Core i3 machine:

http://www.shlomifish.org/meta/FAQ/#computers-specs

Can you look into fixing it?

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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