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|problem_area=# Remove ''rhgb'' and ''quiet'' from the kernel command line
# Remove ''rhgb'' and ''quiet'' from the kernel command line
# Add ''rdshell'' to the kernel command line.  This will present a shell should dracut be unable to locate your root device
# Add ''rdshell'' to the kernel command line.  This will present a shell should dracut be unable to locate your root device
# Add ''rdshell rdinitdebug'' to the kernel command line so that dracut shell commands are printed as they are executed
# Add ''rdshell rdinitdebug'' to the kernel command line so that dracut shell commands are printed as they are executed

Revision as of 02:25, 19 October 2009


This page describes how to debug Dracut. For general information on how to file a bug, should you need to do so, please see Bugs and feature requests.

Identifying your problem area

  1. Remove rhgb and quiet from the kernel command line
  2. Add rdshell to the kernel command line. This will present a shell should dracut be unable to locate your root device
  3. Add rdshell rdinitdebug to the kernel command line so that dracut shell commands are printed as they are executed
  4. With dracut >= 002-11 [1], you can inspect the rdinitdebug output with:
    # less /init.log
    # dmesg | less

Information to include in your report

{{{report_info}}}