gmane.linux.debian.devel.kernel

Bug#507676: initramfs-tools: does not wait for usb disks in

Am Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:30:30 +0100 schrieb hugo vanwoerkom:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.92l
> Severity: normal
> 
> Booting linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 initramfs does not wait for the 2 USB
> disks that are in /etc/fstab to show up, causing the boot to fail.

I had a similar problem 2 days ago, one usb partition as /dev/sda1, boot 
stopped with an error, I do not remember but related to a missing device. 
Rebooting solved the problem.

Bernhard

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Jonas Smedegaard | 3 Dec 18:18

Bug#507676: initramfs-tools: does not wait for usb disks in


On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 05:30:40PM +0100, Bernhard Kleine wrote:
>Am Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:30:30 +0100 schrieb hugo vanwoerkom:
>
>> Package: initramfs-tools
>> Version: 0.92l
>> Severity: normal
>> 
>> Booting linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 initramfs does not wait for the 2 
>> USB disks that are in /etc/fstab to show up, causing the boot to 
>> fail.
>
>I had a similar problem 2 days ago, one usb partition as /dev/sda1, 
>boot stopped with an error, I do not remember but related to a missing 
>device. Rebooting solved the problem.

Using the alternative ramdisk-generator yaird also solves issues like 
this - but really: Both rebooting and yaird is merely _workarounds_, not 
real bugfixes.

Regards,

  - Jonas

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hugo vanwoerkom | 3 Dec 20:32

Bug#507676: initramfs-tools: does not wait for usb disks in

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Bernhard Kleine <bernhard.kleine <at> gmx.net> wrote:

Am Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:30:30 +0100 schrieb hugo vanwoerkom:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.92l
> Severity: normal
>
> Booting linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 initramfs does not wait for the 2 USB
> disks that are in /etc/fstab to show up, causing the boot to fail.

I had a similar problem 2 days ago, one usb partition as /dev/sda1, boot
stopped with an error, I do not remember but related to a missing device.
Rebooting solved the problem.

Bernhard

My solution is to insert:

        echo -e "\033[1;33;40mSelf-imposed wait of 10s...(12/02/08)\033[0;37;40m"
        /bin/sleep 10.0

just ahead of

        wait_for_udev 10

in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/local function mountroot (). But I don't think I should have to do that.

Hugo