Bug#653440: linux-image-3.1.0-1-686-pae: Fails to boot since 3.1, apparently in the md subsystem
Roland Mas, 2011-12-28 11:33:03 +0100 :
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> I have three storage devices; two hard-disks and one SSD. They all
> start with a 200 MB /dev/sd[abc]1 partition, which is a three-device
> RAID1 array used for /boot. The rest of the SSD is another partition,
> and the hard-disks have a second partition of the same size; these
> /dev/sd[abc]2 partitions end up in another three-device RAID1 array
> called triple-patte. The rest of the hard disks is used by a third
> partition, and /dev/sd[ab]3 make up a two-device RAID1 array called
> obelix.
On an impulse, I tried shrinking the RAID arrays to only have two
devices each without being degraded; I updated the initramfs and
unplugged the SSD too, just in case. The bug persists, so we can rule
out the three-legged array as a cause/trigger (I have no idea it if was
realistic anyway).
> Both triple-patte and obelix are full-encrypted with LUKS; the
> resulting devices are then used as physical volumes for LVM, and the
> logical volumes host various filesystems (including / and /usr) and
> swap space.
Not sure I mentioned it, but the bug occurs before LUKS stuff happens;
at least, I don't get asked for the passphrase.
Roland.
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Roland Mas
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