https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335334 Summary: mkinitrd fails without a boot loader configuration Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: bjoern@cs.tu-berlin.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- During installation it's possible to install without an own boot loader: ## Path: System/Bootloader ## Description: Bootloader configuration ## Type: list(grub,lilo,none) ## Default: grub # Type of bootloader in use. # LOADER_TYPE="none" Of course there must be an external boot loader installed to boot the system. For instance this could be the boot loader of an other Linux installation. Unfortunately mkinitrd fails, if LOADER_TYPE="none" is set: [root@chemnitz:~]$ mkinitrd Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-0.4-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.22.9-0.4-default Root device: /dev/sda6 (mounted on / as ext3) Kernel Modules: processor thermal scsi_mod libata pata_sis ide-core sis5513 fan jbd mbcache ext3 edd sd_mod usbcore ohci-hcd uhci-hcd ehci-hcd ff-memless hid usbhid Features: block usb resume.userspace resume.kernel Bootsplash: SuSE (1024x768), SuSE (1280x1024) 17963 blocks 2007-10-19 20:34:48 ERROR: Bootloader::Library::SetLoaderType: Initializing for unknown bootloader none 2007-10-19 20:34:48 ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ListFiles: Running generic function, it should never be called 2007-10-19 20:34:48 ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ParseLines: Running generic function, it should never be called Also official kernel updates with partially fail, because they call "mkinitrd" in their postinstall scripts. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.