Bug#315654: mkinitrd tries to use devfs in 2.6 series kernel
On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 02:01:13PM +0200, Klaus Fuerstberger wrote:
> Package: initrd-tools
> Version: 0.1.81.1
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/sbin/mkinitrd
>
> Hi all,
>
> found this bug Subject archived as #299103 when searching for devfs and mkinitrd.
> The Bug that was fixed was for the Raid Devices and not in general for replacing the devfs in mkinitrd.
>
> With 2.6.11 I have no devfs in the Kernel and so mkinitrd from does not produce a working initrd for use with dm-crypt and a crypted Rootfilesystem under /dev/mapper/root.
initrd-tools requires devfs. initramfs-tools will soon be in Debian
which supports booting without devfs.
Stay tuned. =)
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