** Description changed: Unsure if this is an initfs-tools issue, or s390-tools, or other? Linux s4lpb 4.4.0-67-generic #88-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 8 16:39:07 UTC 2017 s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial - ii busybox-initramfs 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1 ii initramfs-tools 0.122ubuntu8.8 ii initramfs-tools-bin 0.122ubuntu8.8 ii initramfs-tools-core 0.122ubuntu8.8 ii libklibc 2.0.4-8ubuntu1.16.04.3 ii s390-tools 1.34.0-0ubuntu8.3 Brief description: I have an s390x LPAR with multiple DASD disks in the 'system' VG - kernel param specifies root=/dev/mapper/system-root. After preseeding, and rebooting once, the system drops to BusyBox initramfs prompt, after errors: Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ... done. Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... lvm etad is not active yet, using direct activation during sysinit Couldn't find device with uuid VudDPr-jSTm-ekaq-bWf7-xnVX-uFAd-lHUlfU. Couldn't find device with uuid ySbAlW-I9M5-UV60-oHF3-uwAu-iXkH-H7zwPB. Refusing activation of partial LV system/root. Use '--activationmode partial' to override. lvmetad is not active yet, using direct activation during sysinit Couldn't find device with uuid VudDPr-jSTm-ekaq-bWf7-xnVX-uFAd-lHUlfU. Couldn't find device with uuid ySbAlW-I9M5-UV60-oHF3-uwAu-iXkH-H7zwPB. done. Begin: Running /scripts/local-premount ... done. - Begin: Waiting for root file system ... + Begin: Waiting for root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-block ... lvmetad is not active yet, using direc t activation during sysinit Couldn't find device with uuid VudDPr-jSTm-ekaq-bWf7-xnVX-uFAd-lHUlfU. Couldn't find device with uuid ySbAlW-I9M5-UV60-oHF3-uwAu-iXkH-H7zwPB. Running vgchange -ay at this point just causes the same error - the DASD disks still have not been brought online. init-premount/sysconfig_hardware script brings the first disk in the VG online - then /scripts/local-top/lvm2 tries to online the LV/VG. This fails and causes the above error, as the DASD's have not been brought online by init-premount. If the VG only contains one root disk then the - DASDS are brought online later, but in this situation to boot the system - I need all the PVs in the root LV to be brought online. + other/extra DASDS are brought online later which is fine, but in this + situation to boot the system I need all the PVs in the root VG to be + brought online by init-premount (or something else before the initfs + lvm2 scripts). The preseed uses d-i partman to create LVM on the primary disk. Other DASDs are added manually by a script using dasdfmt, fdasd, chzdev. Validated workaround: Create a script, e.g. - /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premout/online_all_dasds + /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premout/online_all_dasds containing: - echo 1 > /sys/bus/ccw/devices/${DASD_ID}/online + echo 1 > /sys/bus/ccw/devices/${DASD_ID}/online - and then: - - update-initramfs -u + and then: + update-initramfs -u - All DASDS in the system VG are brought online by initramfs, allowing the lvm2 scripts in initramfs to work - I can then reboot the LPAR successfully. + All DASDS in the system VG are brought online by initramfs, allowing the + lvm2 scripts in initramfs to work - I can then reboot the LPAR + successfully.
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