Bug#565511: ext4.ko module missing from initramfs

[Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>]

On Sunday 17 January 2010, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Saturday 16 January 2010, ael wrote:
> > On further investigation, I find that
> >   /lib/modules/2.6.30-2-686/kernel/fs/ext4/ext4.ko
> > is missing from the initramfs.
> >
> > I assume that this explains the failure. I do now seem to remember
> >   choosing a "slim" initrd during installation.
>
> That's the problem. The ext4 module *would* have been included if you'd
> selected the standard initrd.

I cannot reproduce the problem though. If I install a system with an ext4 
root file system and MODULES=dep for initramfs-tools, the ext4 module gets 
correctly included in the initrd and the installed system boots fine.

I wonder if the issue isn't caused by the initial problems you had with 
your SSD.