Bug#266591: initrd-tools: mkinitrd assumes /dev/mapper/* == LVM device

[maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at>]

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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, Nathaniel W. Turner wrote:

> Package: initrd-tools
> Version: 0.1.73
> Severity: important
> 
> I have cryptsetup installed and my /etc/crypttab contains:
> 
> swap0             /dev/hda7       /dev/urandom      swap
> 
> This creates an encrypted device /dev/mapper/swap0 (which I mount as
> swap in /etc/fstab).
> 
> When installing kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7, I get the following error:
> 
> Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 (2.6.8-1) ...
> /usr/sbin/mkinitrd: /dev/mapper/swap0: Cannot find LVM device
> Failed to create initrd image.
> dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
> 
> As far as I can tell, mkinitrd is assuming that anything in /dev/mapper
> is an LVM device, which is not a safe assumption.
> 
current initrd-tools > 0.1.76 seems to have cryptsetup support.
can you please report back if aboves pain still subsist?

thanks for your feedback.
--
maks