Bug#522030: initramfs-tools: MODULES=dep fails with lvm2 over cciss device

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009, Frederic Boiteux wrote:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.92o
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
>   Hello,
> 
> when upgrading a server from Etch to Lenny, the Linux kernel 2.6.26
> fails to install, due to a problem in initramfs-tools's configuration,
> i.e. MODULES=DEP :
> 
> # update-initramfs -v -u -k 2.6.26-1-amd64
> Keeping /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64.dpkg-bak
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64
> Adding module
> /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/input/ff-memless.ko
> Adding module /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/hid/hid.ko
> Adding module
> /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.ko
> Adding module /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/kernel/fs/mbcache.ko
> Adding module /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/kernel/fs/jbd/jbd.ko
> Adding module /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko
> mkinitramfs: missing cciss!c0d0p root /dev/mapper/systeme-racine /sys
> entry
> mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most
> mkinitramfs: Error please report the bug
> Removing /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64.dpkg-bak
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64
> 
> 
> I suppose it's related to other similar bugs #507619 and #517072.
> 
> 
>   The suggested workaround worked, hopefully.
> 
>   	Fred.

this is fixed in latest git, will be uploaded to unstable as 0.93.2
soonest (waiting for 0.93.1 to reach squeeze)