Bug#380648: installation report, known issue

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 06:24:25PM +0300, Meelis Roos wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> 
> Boot method: netinst CD
> Image version: etch daily image 31. Aug 2006
s/Aug/Jul/
> Date: 20060731 18:00
    <snip/> 
> Mount partitions:       [O]
> Install base system:    [O]
> Install boot loader:    [O]
> Reboot:                 [E]
> 
> Comments/Problems:
> 
> Install worked fine but arter reboot the machine did not come up.
> First it found the hardware OK, activated md0 with 2 out of 2 drives.
> 
> Then a line like this (maybe harmless):
> Failure: old RAID initialisation script found, getting out of its way...
> 
> Then device-mapper was initialized and tol that it has 1 logical volume
> active.
> 
> Then:
> Done.
> stdin: error 0
> Begin: Running /scripts/local-premount ...
> Done.
> 
> Then an error from modprobe:
> 
> Usage: modprobe [-v] ...
> mount: Cannot read /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
> Begin: Running /scripts/local-bottom ...
> Done.
> Done.
> Begin: Running /scripts/init-bottom ...
> mount: Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or 
> directory
> Done.
> mount: Mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No such file or directory
> mount: Mounting /proc on /root/proc failed: No such file or directory
> Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init


I think it as http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Today
states:

Current issues

 * [27 Jul 06] Root on software raid installs are broken in testing;
   you need the initramfs-tools and mdadm packages from unstable to boot.

> and then I get busybox shell from initramfs.


I'm curious if it is possible to replace initramfs within initramfs  ...


Cheers
Geert Stappers