Bug#767880: Debien-installer does not install lvm
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 10:29:29PM +0200, neonknight wrote:
>Package: debian-installer
>Version: 20150422+deb8u1
>Followup-For: Bug #767880
>
>Same problem here, though it only seems to appear in the graphical installer but not in text installer. And cryptsetup is also missing in initramfs.
>
>Steps to reproduce:
>
>I just reinstalled a system using a currently downloaded version debian-live-8.1.0-amd64-xfce-desktop.iso from USB stick.
>
>I tried setting up the system using the graphical installer by
>clicking the installer icon on the desktop of the live system. I
>could create my encrypted disks (with LVM on top) using the partition
>tool provided by the installer. After the installation finished
>successfully I was unable to boot because initramfs was missing both
>LVM and cryptsetup.
OK, that sounds like another bug in the live-installer package or
setup. Thanks for confirming.
>I then tried the text installer provided on the same installation
>media, erased all data on the disk. I again created an encrypted disk
>with LVM on top. After installation Iwas able to boot the system
>without any trouble.
OK, great.
--
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
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