Bug#419571: Buggy installer (etch) when using more than 1 crypted phy. devices with LVM
reassign 419571 cryptsetup
severity 419571 wishlist
retitle 419571 cryptsetup may need to activate more than 1 crpyt partition
stop
On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 07:11:37PM +0200, Andreas Gerlich wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: Debian 4.0r0 network-CD or DVD1 "etch"
>
> Hello,
>
> when I setup following disc strukture
>
> / /var /usr /home /misc
> ,----+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+----, -----
> | | ROOT | VAR | USR | HOME | MISC | | ^
> | `--------+-------+-------+--------+--------' | |
> | | LVM
> | LVM VG "SYSTEM" | |
> | | |
> +----------------------------------------------------+ -----
> | |
> | hda5_crypt | crypt
> | |
> +----------------------------------------------------+ -----
> | |
> | /dev/hda5 | phy. dev
> | |
> `----------------------------------------------------' -----
>
> all works fine. The system asks after reboot for the
> passphrase for hda5_crypt and all works. :-)
> (The boot- an swap-partition (crypted with random key)
> are not displayed in this figure.)
>
> But when I setup following
>
> / /var /usr /home /misc
> ,----+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+----, -----
> | | ROOT | VAR | USR | HOME | MISC | | ^
> | `--------+-------+-------+--------+--------' | |
> | | LVM
> | LVM VG "SYSTEM" | |
> | | |
> +------------------------+--+------------------------+ -----
> | | | |
> | hda5_crypt | | hda6_crypt | crypt
> | | | |
> +------------------------+ +------------------------+ -----
> | | | |
> | /dev/hda5 | | /dev/hda6 | phy. dev
> | | | |
> `------------------------' `------------------------' -----
>
> the installer setups the system correctly. But when the
> system reboots the system asks the passphrase only for
> hda5_crypt and then the system can not setup the LVM
> Volume Group "SYSTEM". The system prints out the message
> "Waiting for root file system..
> and goes after a timeout in a shell with the prompt
> "(initramfs)".
>
> I test it with the netinstall-CD and also with the DVDs.
clear feature request,
will be accounted for lenny.
thanks for your report!
--
maks
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