after a kernel update today to, 2.6.27.21-31 from, .../repositories/Kernel:/SL111_BRANCH/openSUSE_11.1/ the usual, mkinitrd fails to execute -- _not_ creating the initrd*'s ... trying manually, mkinitrd fails, reporting, Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.21-31-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.27.21-31-default Root device: /dev/VG0/ROOT (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/VGS/SWAP --> Device md3 not handled Script /lib/mkinitrd/setup/72-block.sh failed! Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.21-31-xen Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.27.21-31-xen Root device: /dev/VG0/ROOT (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/VGS/SWAP --> Device md3 not handled Script /lib/mkinitrd/setup/72-block.sh failed! booting to RESCUE, mounting as req'd, & running 'mkinitrd' works fine; initrd*'s are generated in /boot/. rebooting normally subsequently works, uname -ri 2.6.27.21-31-xen x86_64 & now, mkinitrd Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.21-31-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.27.21-31-default Root device: /dev/VG0/ROOT (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/VGS/SWAP Kernel Modules: raid0 raid1 ... linear Features: dm block usb md lvm2 resume.userspace resume.kernel Bootsplash: openSUSE (1280x1024) 30183 blocks Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.21-31-xen Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.27.21-31-xen Root device: /dev/VG0/ROOT (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/VGS/SWAP Kernel Modules: raid0 raid1 ... linear Features: dm block usb md lvm2 resume.userspace resume.kernel Bootsplash: No bootsplash for kernel flavor xen 30298 blocks so, i clearly have a workaround. but, what might be the issue in the first place? until today's update, i've had no problems ... something on my sys, or an issue in mkinitrd's scripts? thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+help@opensuse.org