[Bug 284904] Re: Full disk encryption intrepid install fails to boot

[Rolf Leggewie]

I'm expiring the ticket.  Please feel free to reopen it with more
information.

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  Full disk encryption intrepid install fails to boot

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

  I installed (from scratch) the intrepid beta on my trusty Dell D630
  (using the ubuntu-8.10 beta alternate amd64 CD).

  I installed with full disk encryption (only /boot is unencrypted and on a
  separate partition (/dev/sda3), the rest is all on /dev/sda6).

  After the upgrade the system will not boot properly and I end up at
  the initramfs prompt.

  Typing in the following commands will enable the box to boot:

  {{{
  cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda6 whatever
  lvm vgchange -a y
  exit
  }}}

  I also needed to uncomment the single line in /etc/crypttab

  {{{
  # sda6_crypt /dev/disk/by-uuid/15015193-11ef-4a98-8c5d-e551dae18fed none luks
  }}}

  since it resulted in subsequent boot errors.

  Here's some more information about the system:

  u81: ~ $ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda
  Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
  Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
  Disk identifier: 0x0f800000

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
  /dev/sda1   *           1        1045     8393931   83  Linux
  /dev/sda2            1046        2090     8393962+  83  Linux
  /dev/sda3            2091        2221     1052257+  83  Linux
  /dev/sda4            2222       19457   138448170    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
  /dev/sda5            2222        4310    16779861   83  Linux
  /dev/sda6            4311       19457   121668246   83  Linux
  u81: ~ $ uname -a
  Linux u81 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Oct 14 18:38:59 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  u81: ~ $ sudo lvm pvs
    PV               VG   Fmt  Attr PSize   PFree
    /dev/block/254:0 u81i lvm2 a-   116.03G    0 
  u81: ~ $ sudo lvm vgs
    VG   #PV #LV #SN Attr   VSize   VFree
    u81i   1   4   0 wz--n- 116.03G    0 
  u81: ~ $ sudo lvm lvs
    LV   VG   Attr   LSize  Origin Snap%  Move Log Copy%  Convert
    home u81i -wi-ao 98.32G                                      
    root u81i -wi-ao  4.48G                                      
    usr  u81i -wi-ao  8.56G                                      
    var  u81i -wi-ao  4.66G                                      

  Any ideas how this can be fixed?

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