added technical error to bug report. ** Description changed:
As the title states, when cryptsetup is called, it fails to determine the root device from /etc/fstab CONTENTS OF /ETC/FSTAB: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 /dev/sda1 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=e5d7df89-2ca9-4c25-8b68-b08eb5f455a0 none swap sw 0 0 occured on: 12.10 after running update-initramfs -k all - u ran five times, and the same message appeared. Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 cryptsetup: - Installed: 2:1.4.3-2ubuntu1 - Candidate: 2:1.4.3-2ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 2:1.4.3-2ubuntu1 0 - 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 2:1.4.3-2ubuntu1 + Candidate: 2:1.4.3-2ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 2:1.4.3-2ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + TECHNICAL ERROR: cryptsetup: WARNING: cannot determine root device from + /etc/fstab -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080208 Title: cryptsetup fails to determine root device from /etc/fstab To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cryptsetup/+bug/1080208/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs