[Bug 1008777] Re: [public] initramfs-tools has issue with rootdev-by-UUID

[Benjamin Drung]

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

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Title:
  [public] initramfs-tools has issue with rootdev-by-UUID

Status in The Eilt project:
  New
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Installing a test kernel deb failed on a system, see error below. I'm
  guessing this is related to the new dependency flash-kernel has on
  linux-base, since linux-base from Debian switches the /etc/fstab file
  to use UUID= mounting, and update-initramfs is having problems
  identify the blockdev for /. Hacking /etc/mtab to use /dev/sda3
  instead of the UUID=<foo> reference works as a volatile workaround.

  ubuntu at armadaxpZ1a:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  [sudo] password for ubuntu: 
  Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99ubuntu13) ...
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  Setting up linux-image-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp (3.2.0-1603.6~iketest1) ...
  Running depmod.
  update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
  The link /boot/initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp
  Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-1603-armadaxp /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp
  /dev/disk/by-uuid: Is a directory
  mkinitramfs: for root /dev/disk/by-uuid missing disk/by-uuid /sys/block/ entry
  mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most
  mkinitramfs: Error please report the bug
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp with 1.
  run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
  Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp.postinst line 1010.
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-1602-armadaxp
  /dev/disk/by-uuid: Is a directory
  mkinitramfs: for root /dev/disk/by-uuid missing disk/by-uuid /sys/block/ entry
  mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most
  mkinitramfs: Error please report the bug
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-1602-armadaxp with 1.
  dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-3.2.0-1603-armadaxp
   initramfs-tools

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