[Bug 575666] [NEW] cannot boot custom kernel with no initrd

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Binary package hint: mountall

Trying to boot a custom kernel without an initrd (hence using
root=/dev/sda5) causes the "waiting for /" message to be displayed, and
then no progress is made.

Booting the standard Ubuntu kernel with root=/dev/sda5 works. And doing
"sudo mount" shows that "/" is indeed mounted on /dev/sda5.

This custom kernel setup worked about 2 weeks ago. Now booting that same
kernel with an updated Ubuntu fails.

Perhaps related:
  503212

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release:	10.04


By the way, a couple of minor unrelated bugs I ran into while testing this: when "waiting" screen is up:
 * pressing ESC --> "plymount main process killed by SEGV"
 * pressing S --> "init: libvirt-bin respawning too fast"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mountall 2.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May  5 21:08:07 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100224.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_NZ.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mountall

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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cannot boot custom kernel with no initrd
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/575666
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