Nathanael Noblet wrote:
On Oct 2, 2008, at 11:37 AM, Chris Snook wrote:
> Nathanael Noblet wrote:
>> On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Chris Snook wrote:
>>> Nathanael Noblet wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I downloaded the live cd of F10 beta. Booted and added the live_ram
>>>> option to the boot params. After copying the image to RAM I get the
>>>> following error on two machines, (Apple Mac Book, and Acer 3680).
>>>> Done copying live image to RAM.
>>>> eject: did not find a device /dev/root in /sys/block
>>>> Bug in initramfs /init detected. Dropping to a shell. Good luck!
>>>> sbin/real-init: line 7: plymouth: command not found
>>>> I know I used that param for F9. Is it depreciated or is this a bug
>>>> needing filling?
>>>
>>> Assuming it does something different when you omit the option,
>>> that's a bug. If we don't intend for it to work in F10, the option
>>> should be removed entirely, and ignored if passed by the user.
>>>
>> Yeah if you remove the live_ram from the boot options. It boots...
>> Is there a rationale for removing the option? It came in super useful
>> for me a month or so back. I can't remember the exact issue but saved
>> the day for me when I finally found it.
>
> If it had been removed, it wouldn't do anything. The fact that it's
> doing something indicates that it's expected to still work, but
> broken. Please file a BZ.
Against? mkinitrd? this is in the init in the initrd but I'm not sure if
it is for installed systems or not...
Since it's livecd-specific, I would blame livecd-tools for setting it up
incorrectly. When in doubt, file the bug and let the developers pass the blame
if needed.
-- Chris