Bug 679628

Summary: Can't find root when boot starts
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: rwh3
Component: dracutAssignee: dracut-maint
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 15CC: adam.stokes, bruno, dcantrell, dhuff, harald, Jasper.Hartline, jonathan, katzj
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Description rwh3 2011-02-23 02:41:09 UTC
Description of problem:
Can't boot from USB-connected DVD drive on eeePC1005HA

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Test_Day:2011-02-24_Intel

How reproducible:
Consistent

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Burn ISO to CD using Brasero [ubuntu]
2.Select DVD as boot device and boot
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Actual results:
Unable to find boot device error soon after booting.

Expected results:
Normal boot

Additional info:
Boots okay if iso installed to USB key with livecd-iso-to-disk

Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2011-04-01 23:35:06 UTC
Hard to say what the problem might be without seeing the exact error message. Moving to livecd-tools on the suspicion that it might somehow put a bad label on the kernel cmdline.

Comment 2 Harald Hoyer 2011-04-08 08:06:20 UTC
boot with "rd.debug rd.break" and inspect /init.log

Comment 3 Fedora Admin XMLRPC Client 2011-10-20 16:19:56 UTC
This package has changed ownership in the Fedora Package Database.  Reassigning to the new owner of this component.