Bug 491196
| Summary: | can't boot under kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64 | ||||||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Art Werschulz <agw> | ||||
| Component: | mkinitrd | Assignee: | Peter Jones <pjones> | ||||
| Status: | CLOSED WONTFIX | QA Contact: | Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa> | ||||
| Severity: | high | Docs Contact: | |||||
| Priority: | low | ||||||
| Version: | 10 | CC: | agw, hdegoede, kernel-maint, musuruan, pjones, rocketraman, wtogami | ||||
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Triaged | ||||
| Target Release: | --- | ||||||
| Hardware: | x86_64 | ||||||
| OS: | Linux | ||||||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |||||
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| Last Closed: | 2009-12-18 09:04:42 UTC | Type: | --- | ||||
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Created attachment 336243 [details]
Contents of 2.6.27 initrd missing libreadline and libncurses
I can confirm the same error on my 64-bit Intel machine. The previous kernel I had loaded, 2.6.27.15-170.2.24.fc10.x86_64, works just fine. I checked and compared the contents of the 2.6.25 and 2.6.27 initrd e.g.: # gzip -cd initrd-2.6.27.15-170.2.24.fc10.x86_64.img | cpio -t -v > initrd-2.6.27.15-170.2.24.fc10.x86_64.img.contents # gzip -cd initrd-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64.img | cpio -t -v > initrd-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64.img.contents I have attached the contents of the 2.6.27.19 initrd on my machine. It appears the initrd generated for the new kernel is missing a couple of libraries that are present in the old initrd: lib64/libncurses.so.5.6 lib64/libreadline.so.5.2 Hope that helps! I also needed to grab the following libraries from the old version: lib64/libtinfo.so.5 lib64/libtinfo.so.5.6 That did the trick. Thanks. Hmm, What does "ldd /sbin/lvm" show as output ? And what does "ls -l /lib64/libncurses* /lib64/libreadline* /lib64/libtinfo*" give as output ? # ldd /sbin/lvm
linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007fffd55ff000)
libdevmapper.so.1.02 => /lib64/libdevmapper.so.1.02 (0x0000000000110000)
libreadline.so.5 => /lib64/libreadline.so.5 (0x00007f9ecd2b4000)
librt.so.1 => /lib64/librt.so.1 (0x0000000000beb000)
libselinux.so.1 => /lib64/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007f9ecd097000)
libsepol.so.1 => /lib64/libsepol.so.1 (0x00007f9ecce5d000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib64/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f9eccc58000)
libncurses.so.5 => /lib64/libncurses.so.5 (0x00007f9ecca36000)
libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007f9ecc6c4000)
libtinfo.so.5 => /lib64/libtinfo.so.5 (0x00007f9ecc4a2000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f9ecc286000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00000000006ae000)
# ls -l /lib64/libncurses* /lib64/libreadline* /lib64/libtinfo*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2008-11-26 18:41 /lib64/libncurses.so.5 -> libncurses.so.5.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 139544 2008-10-02 09:03 /lib64/libncurses.so.5.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2008-11-26 18:41 /lib64/libncursesw.so.5 -> libncursesw.so.5.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 189064 2008-10-02 09:03 /lib64/libncursesw.so.5.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2008-11-26 18:45 /lib64/libreadline.so.5 -> libreadline.so.5.2
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 257048 2008-03-23 16:45 /lib64/libreadline.so.5.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 2008-11-26 18:41 /lib64/libtinfo.so.5 -> libtinfo.so.5.6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 131896 2008-10-02 09:03 /lib64/libtinfo.so.5.6
One more piece of information... when I rebuilt the initrd manually using mkinitrd it worked fine, and included the missing libs. I had the same problem after I installed 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64, though with different libraries. Once I rebuilt the initrd manually with mkinitrd it was fine. Contents of initrd built manually (works ok): http://gist.github.com/93670 Contents of initrd as installed by yum (does not work, could not find libnash): http://gist.github.com/93672 Here is the diff -u between them: http://gist.github.com/93673 Are you still seeing problems with more recent kernels? According to yum, the latest available release kernel on F10 is 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64, and as per comment #7, yes I still had the same problem with that kernel. I'll follow up again as soon as I have a newer kernel available to me via yum. (In reply to comment #9) > According to yum, the latest available release kernel on F10 is > 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64, and as per comment #7, yes I still had the same > problem with that kernel. > > I'll follow up again as soon as I have a newer kernel available to me via yum. A 2.6.27.24 kernel was released on May 25... Do you have the update logs from the previous kernel updates? I'd like to see what other packages were updated along with the kernel. (In reply to comment #10) > A 2.6.27.24 kernel was released on May 25... Will update this in the next couple of days... do you want me to update just the kernel by itself to avoid any possible issues with other updates? (I've never had a problem in the past combining updates with other packages) > Do you have the update logs from the previous kernel updates? I'd like to see > what other packages were updated along with the kernel. My yum update log from previous kernel update: http://gist.github.com/121137 Is there another log that might have more information? (In reply to comment #11) > (In reply to comment #10) > > A 2.6.27.24 kernel was released on May 25... > > Will update this in the next couple of days... do you want me to update just > the kernel by itself to avoid any possible issues with other updates? (I've > never had a problem in the past combining updates with other packages) > Yes, try just updating the kernel. (In reply to comment #12) > (In reply to comment #11) > > (In reply to comment #10) > > > A 2.6.27.24 kernel was released on May 25... > > > > Will update this in the next couple of days... do you want me to update just > > the kernel by itself to avoid any possible issues with other updates? (I've > > never had a problem in the past combining updates with other packages) > > > > Yes, try just updating the kernel. Too late! Just updated to 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64 last night in a batch with a bunch of other updates. I rebooted this morning and can report that it worked normally. Log here: http://gist.github.com/122985 Ok, maybe dealing with two separate bugs here but I'm not sure -- while my x86_64 computer boots ok with 2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10.x86_64, my other i686 computer cannot boot any kernel after 2.6.27.9-159. Even rebuilding the mkinitrd on that computer does not fix the issue -- the img is noticeably smaller after 2.6.27.9-159 (3.18m vs 3.67m). Also, when building the mkinitrd I get the following warning message while building: resolvedevice: device spec expected I can't debug too much right now since I am working but will try to report more details later, such as an initrd compare. After comparing the initrd from 2.6.27.9-159 with 2.6.27.24-170, I find that the newer kernel is missing the following: bin/lvm etc/lvm etc/lvm/lvm.conf lib/libreadline.so.5.2 lib/libreadline.so.5 -> /lib/libreadline.so.5.2 lib/libncurses.so.5.6 lib/libncurses.so.5 -> /lib/libncurses.so.5.6 lib/libtinfo.so.5.6 lib/libtinfo.so.5 -> /lib/libtinfo.so.5.6 LVM was active and running fine when I rebuilt the mkinitrd under the 2.6.27.9 kernel. Here is my fstab: # # /etc/fstab # Created by anaconda on Fri Dec 26 07:39:28 2008 # # Accessible filesystems, by reference, are maintained under '/dev/disk' # See man pages fstab(5), findfs(8), mount(8) and/or vol_id(8) for more info # #UUID=4bf5da23-61be-4772-9d80-97cfbc7a809a / ext3 defaults 1 1 #UUID=c62c16a9-8e07-4529-942d-a4bbe6bb1596 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 LABEL="/" / ext3 defaults,relatime 1 1 LABEL="/boot" /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 LABEL="/home" /home ext3 defaults,relatime 1 2 LABEL=SWAP-sda2 swap swap defaults,pri=1 0 0 LABEL=SWAP-sdb3 swap swap defaults,pri=1 0 0 LABEL=SWAP-sdc2 swap swap defaults,pri=-1 0 0 On my i686 machine on Fedora 10, kernel 2.6.27.35-170.2.94, I am still having the same problem as previously reported in Comment #14 and #15. Summary: kernel does not boot. Rebuilding initrd using mkinitrd does not help -- initrd size is noticeably smaller and is missing several libraries. I am forced to run kernel 2.6.27.9-159, which is the last kernel that works on this machine. As of the updated kernel 2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686, the update worked on my x86_64 machine, but still failed on my i686 machine. I updated the kernel on its own but that did not solve the problem. Here is the yum log: Oct 28 12:42:41 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.noarch Oct 28 12:42:46 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i386 Oct 28 12:43:31 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686 Oct 28 12:44:20 Installed: kernel-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686 Oct 28 12:44:23 Installed: kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686-180.60-1.fc10.6.i686 Oct 28 12:44:23 Updated: kmod-nvidia-180.60-1.fc10.6.i686 Oct 28 12:44:26 Installed: kernel-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686 I then tried removing all non-working kernels and reinstalling. Still did not work. Yum log: Oct 28 12:46:36 Erased: glibc-headers Oct 28 12:46:37 Erased: kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.35-170.2.94.fc10.i686 Oct 28 12:46:43 Erased: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs Oct 28 12:46:44 Erased: kmod-nvidia-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686 Oct 28 12:46:47 Erased: kernel Oct 28 12:46:50 Erased: kernel-devel Oct 28 12:46:57 Erased: kernel Oct 28 12:47:03 Erased: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia Oct 28 12:47:04 Erased: kernel-headers Oct 28 12:47:06 Erased: kernel-firmware Oct 28 12:47:09 Erased: kernel-devel Oct 28 12:47:14 Erased: kmod-nvidia Oct 28 12:49:06 Installed: kernel-firmware-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.noarch Oct 28 12:52:45 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686 Oct 28 12:53:28 Installed: kernel-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686 Oct 28 12:53:29 Installed: kernel-2.6.27.37-170.2.104.fc10.i686 The problem is still the same as in Comment #15 -- the initrd is missing the /bin/lvm, readline, and libcurses libraries. As of the updated kernel 2.6.27.38-170.2.113.fc10.i686, the update is still failing to build a working initrd on one of my i686 machines (though I have another one that works fine). Again, I did the kernel update completely separately from any other updates. What other information can I provide to resolve this issue? This message is a reminder that Fedora 10 is nearing its end of life. Approximately 30 (thirty) days from now Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 10. It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as WONTFIX if it remains open with a Fedora 'version' of '10'. Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' to a later Fedora version prior to Fedora 10's end of life. 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Description of problem: We cannot boot our 64-bit Intel dual-core machine under the Fedora 10 kernel. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64 How reproducible: Whenever we try to boot from this kernel, it fails. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Simply boot from the gvien kernel. Actual results: When we attempt to boot into kernel-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64, we get the following error msgs: (1) We get two occurrences of /bin/lvm: error while booting shared libraries: libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object fie: No such file or directory (2) We next get the msgs Unable to access resume device (/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00) and mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root' This sequence of messages appears twice, after which everything stops. At this point, a CTL-ALT-DEL will reboot the machine. We are then able to reboot from an FC9 kernel. Expected results: A machine that has successfully booted from the FC10 kernel. Additional info: This was part of a network upgrade of our Linux machines. The rest are all i686 machines, and their upgrade proceeded without a hitch. However, our one x86_64 machine could not boot from the new kernel. So we now have the odd situation in which all the software comes from FC10 RPMs, except for the kernel, which is from an FC9 RPM.