Bug#494922: initramfs-tools: fails to include the ext4 module into the initramfs.

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Wei Hu wrote:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Severity: normal
> 
> I switched my root fs from ext3 to ext4. The initramfs built by
> initramfs-tools doesn't include the ext4 module, making the system
> unbootable. I removed the package and installed yaird, which correctly
> identifies the dependency on ext4.

have you tried
a) adding ext4dev to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

or
b) setting in /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=dep

ext4 is not stable for the lenny released kernel, aka 2.6.26,
but 2.6.27 had a nice merge

regards

-- 
maks