SDB:9.1: Error Message While Booting After an Online Update: Waiting for device /dev/812 to appear

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Version: 9.1 - 9.1

Symptom

You are using the LILO boot loader. Following an online update, you get the following error message:

  Waiting for device /dev/812 to appear

Instead of 812, another three-digit number may be displayed.

The boot process only continues after pressing a key.

Cause

An error in the mkinitrd package which only comes to the fore in connection with LILO.

Solution

First, continue the boot process by pressing any key.

Download the latest mkinitrd package from our FTP server (or from a local mirror):

  ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.1/rpm/i586/mkinitrd.rpm

Or, if you are using the AMD64 version of the distribution:

  ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/x86_64/update/9.1/rpm/x86_64/mkinitrd.rpm

Use the following command to install this package as the user root:

  rpm -Uhv mkinitrd.rpm

Then run the following commands as root:

  mkinitrd
  lilo

Subsequently, the system should boot without any problems.