Bug#823069: live-boot-initramfs-tools: Kernel panic while booting live with Debian stretch busybox/live packages
Package: live-boot-initramfs-tools
Version: 1:20151213
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system
Dear Maintainer,
* What led up to the situation?
We tried to update the SolydXK EE (Enthusiast's Editions following Debian stretch) ISOs and found that the current update in busybox caused a kernel panic while booting live.
* What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
ineffective)?
Update busybox (version 1:1.22.0-17 to 1:1.22.0-19), update live-boot and live-boot-initramfs-tools to the latest versions.
* What was the outcome of this action?
Kernel panic.
This output is relevant:
Running /scripts/init-bottom
mount: /dev is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: /dev is not a block device
The error is caused in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-bottom/udev
Line: mount -n -o move /dev ${rootmnt}/dev
This line is also present in Debian stable and does not cause a problem there.
When we do not upgrade busybox we can successfully boot live.
This problem does not occur when upgrading busybox on an installed system, only live.
* What outcome did you expect instead?
A bootable live session.
> I can provide an ISO if you whish so.
-- System Information:
Distributor ID: SolydXK
Description: SolydK EE 9 64-bit
Release: stretch/sid
Codename: solydxk
Architecture: x86_64
Kernel: Linux 4.5.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages live-boot-initramfs-tools depends on:
pn busybox | busybox-initramfs 1:1.22.0-19
ii initramfs-tools 0.125
ii udev 229-4
live-boot-initramfs-tools recommends no packages.
live-boot-initramfs-tools suggests no packages.
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