Indeed:
root@devuan:/boot# grep _RD_ config-4.7.0-0.bpo.1-686
CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y
CONFIG_RD_BZIP2=y
CONFIG_RD_LZMA=y
CONFIG_RD_XZ=y
CONFIG_RD_LZO=y
CONFIG_RD_LZ4=y
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 11:58 AM, KatolaZ <katolaz@???> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 11:22:58AM -0300, Emiliano Marini wrote:
> > I did purge and install the 4.7 kernel.
> >
> > I have recreated the initrd using dpkg-reconfigure linux-image...
> > previously.
> >
> > Now I tried mkinitramfs as you suggested:
> >
> > root@devuan:/home/emi# mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-4.7.0-0.bpo.
> 1-686.emi
> >
> > Booted using this new initrd, same results :( I'm getting tired of this.
> >
> > Didn't say this before, but things like keyboard, Ctrl+Alt+Delete, etc.
> > don't work/respond either.
> >
>
> Emiliano, I genuinely don't know what the problem might be. It seems
> like the kernel is failing to unzip the initramfs. This suspect is
> supported by the fact that your 4.6 kernel can actually proceed until
> the same initramfs gets mounted (and then it fails to mount /, since
> it cannot find kernel modules, obviously...)
>
> However, I have been using the very same kernel (the amd64 version, to
> be precise) on my own laptop for ages now, without any issue. It boots
> properly, and runs properly. The corresponding initrd is in gzip
> format, and in /boot/config-4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 I find:
>
> ....
> CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y
> CONFIG_RD_BZIP2=y
> CONFIG_RD_LZMA=y
> CONFIG_RD_XZ=y
> CONFIG_RD_LZO=y
> CONFIG_RD_LZ4=y
> ....
>
> I assume you have checked your /boot/config-4.7.0-xxxxxx
>
> Dunno
>
> KatolaZ
>
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