Description of problem: Ugly white boxes appear during boot, see screenshot attached Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 008 How reproducible: Happens each time Additional info: uname -r == 2.6.37-gentoo-r1 Side notes: On the screenshot you see firmware load errors and an USB error, too. interestingly, I do have 3 (external) USB ports only. Is there a way to get the firmware files into the initramfs? Shall I open another bug for that or is it expected?
Created attachment 487069 [details] Boot screenshot showing white boxes
These "white boxes" are not from dracut.
(In reply to comment #0) > Side notes: On the screenshot you see firmware load errors and an USB error, > too. interestingly, I do have 3 (external) USB ports only. Is there a way to > get the firmware files into the initramfs? Shall I open another bug for that > or is it expected? All firmwares, which are referenced by kernel modules, and which could be found in /lib/firmware/ should have been copied in the initramfs. $ ls /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000* /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode $ ./dracut --add-drivers iwlagn -f -l ./test.img $ lsinitrd test.img|grep iwlwifi -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 353240 Apr 23 2009 lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 187972 Jun 23 2009 lib/firmware/iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 337400 May 14 2009 lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335056 Aug 7 2009 lib/firmware/iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 454608 Jun 2 2010 lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode
(In reply to comment #2) > These "white boxes" are not from dracut. I tried with 2.3.38 now, same white boxes. What can I do to make them go away? > All firmwares, which are referenced by kernel modules, and which could be found > in /lib/firmware/ should have been copied in the initramfs. > > $ ls /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000* > /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode > $ ./dracut --add-drivers iwlagn -f -l ./test.img > $ lsinitrd test.img|grep iwlwifi > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 353240 Apr 23 2009 > lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 187972 Jun 23 2009 > lib/firmware/iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 337400 May 14 2009 > lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335056 Aug 7 2009 > lib/firmware/iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 454608 Jun 2 2010 > lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode Loos like I have different result over here. I'm opening a new bug. Thanks for the commands.
(I've been using initrds from genkernel before without white boxes.)
FYI I have reported these white boxes to Linux upstream now: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31862
(In reply to comment #6) > FYI I have reported these white boxes to Linux upstream now: > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31862 Fedora never shows white boxes... must be something gentoo specific. Do you use some splash screen or bootsplash or special boot loader splash?
(In reply to comment #7) > Fedora never shows white boxes... must be something gentoo specific. I tried with vanilla 3.6.38, too - same problem.
I have the same issue with Fedora 15
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