Bug#526102: initramfs-tools: initramfs creates an initrd with not enough modules causing an unbootable system

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

severity 526102 important
tags 526102 moreinfo
stop

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Folkert van Heusden wrote:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.93.2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable

do *not* inflate, aboves is not true as it boots on X boxes.
where X >= 50.000
 
 
> initramfs-tools: initramfs creates an initrd with not enough modules causing an unbootable system
> 
> Initially I thought this was a bug in kernel-package so I wrote this to the maintainer of that package:
> 	I now upgraded initramfstools (shouldn't
> 	kernel-package have dependencies?) and an initrd is created.
> 	The initrd is not good though: the system won't come up. Complains that
> 	it can't find the volume groups. It does see a /dev/sda* though. Was an
> 	initramfs shell so I couldn't investigate what was going on.

please read http://wiki.debian.org/InitramfsDebug
to provide further info.
 
> According to the kernel-package maintainer this is a problem in initramfs-tools.

why do you think that there are missing modules.
 
> -- Package-specific info:
> -- /proc/cmdline
> root=/dev/mapper/VG01-LVROOT ro 

that looks fine.
 

kind regards

-- 
maks