Bug#428399: Fails to boot, cannot mount / partition: No such device

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

severity 428399 important
tags 428399 moreinfo
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On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 02:48:07PM +0200, Pau Tallada Crespí wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.88
> Severity: critical

hmm works fine here, until bug is demonstrated,
you don't make yourself friends with overly critical settings.
 
> Hi!
> Upgrading from 0.87b to 0.88 fails to boot with this message and drops to 
> busybox:
> 
> mount: Mounting /dev/sda5 on /root failed: No such device
> [...]
> Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init
> 
> When I'm dropped to busybox, I can mount manually:
> (initramfs)$ mount -t ext3 /dev/sda5 /root
> 
> And exitting from busybox resumes normal booting process
> (initramfs)$ exit

a) try to boot with rootdelay=9
b) if dropped to console send the output of
/lib/udev/vol_id -t /dev/sda5 

> Downgrading again to version 0.87b solves this behaviour.
> If you need more info, let me know!

there is currently zero info on how to reproduce it,
so as the normal reportbug output would help:
echo "-- /proc/cmdline"
cat /proc/cmdline
echo

echo "-- /proc/filesystems"
grep -v nodev /proc/filesystems
echo

echo "-- lsmod"
lsmod
echo

if [ -r /etc/kernel-img.conf ]; then
        echo "-- /etc/kernel-img.conf"
        cat /etc/kernel-img.conf
        echo
fi

if [ -r /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf ]; then
        echo "-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf"
        sed 's/#.*$//;/^[[:space:]]*$/d' /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
        echo
fi


 
regards

--
maks