Public bug reported:
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/functions contains 'parse_numeric()',
that is called by 'init' and deals with the root device passed in by
lilo; in my case, 801.
This is handled correctly, and then we come to this (the commenting out is my
workaround/fix)
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# if command -v udevd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# ROOT=/dev/block/${major}:${minor}
# else
mknod -m 600 /dev/root b ${major} ${minor}
ROOT=/dev/root
# fi
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When udevd is present, which it is, and the code isn't commented out, it sets
ROOT to /dev/block/8:1, which certainly exists when I log in.
Later on in the boot sequence, mountall tells me that the root device
isn't ready, and offers me Skip or Manual shell.
The root device is present read only. I can take the skip option, wait
until I get the console login, and
mount -o remount,rw /
from a superuser shell, and I can fix things up manually.
Forcing the 'else' path seems to be a complete fix for me so far.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu8 [modified:
usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/functions]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Dec 1 08:58:06 2011
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric
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Booting with Lilo, /dev/root doesn't get created, and boot hangs at
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