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.
This is the relevant section of /etc/fstab:

...
# 80GB PATA Seagate disk USB
LABEL=ST380211.01****** /sda1********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1
LABEL=ST380211.02****** /sda2********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1

LABEL=ST380211.03****** /sda3********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1
LABEL=ST380211.05****** /sda5********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1
LABEL=ST380211.06****** /sda6********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1

LABEL=ST380211.07****** /sda7********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1
##LABEL=ST380211.07**** /sda7********** ext2*** auto,user,exec************************* 0****** 0

# 80GB SATA Western Digital disk USB

LABEL=wd80_0jd-60.03*** /sdb3********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1
LABEL=wd80_0jd-60.05*** /sdb5********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1
LABEL=wd80_0jd-60.06*** /sdb6********** ext2*** defaults,user,noauto,errors=remount-ro* 0****** 1

...

-- Package-specific info:
-- /proc/cmdline
root=LABEL=ST380011A.05 noapic apm=on vga=791 edd=off ddcon-1 network quiet

-- /proc/filesystems
******* ext2

-- lsmod
Module***************** Size* Used by

ppp_deflate************ 4224* 1
zlib_deflate********** 17624* 1 ppp_deflate
zlib_inflate********** 14144* 1 ppp_deflate
bsd_comp*************** 4864* 0
ppp_async************** 7488* 1
crc_ccitt************** 2080* 1 ppp_async

vmnet***************** 29160* 12
vmmon***************** 98924* 0
nvidia************** 4701104* 52
ipt_ULOG*************** 6820* 1
ppdev****************** 6468* 0lp********************* 8164* 0

wmi******************** 6440* 0
video***************** 16432* 0
output***************** 2912* 1 video
sbs******************* 11112* 0
sbshc****************** 5184* 1 sbs
battery*************** 10180* 0
container************** 3456* 0

ac********************* 4196* 0
usbhid**************** 35904* 1
evdev****************** 8000* 4
xt_tcpudp************** 2816* 40
ipt_LOG**************** 5028* 12
xt_limit*************** 2180* 14
xt_state*************** 2016* 41

iptable_filter********* 2624* 1
iptable_nat************ 4680* 0
nf_nat**************** 15576* 1 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4***** 12268* 44 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack********** 55508* 4 xt_state,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4

iptable_mangle********* 2688* 0
ipv6***************** 235300* 26
ppp_generic*********** 20028* 7 ppp_deflate,bsd_comp,ppp_async
slhc******************* 5408* 1 ppp_generic
dm_snapshot*********** 14340* 0
dm_mirror************* 15104* 0

dm_log***************** 8452* 1 dm_mirror
dm_mod**************** 46184* 3 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror,dm_log
ip_tables************* 10160* 3 iptable_filter,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle
x_tables************** 13284* 7 ipt_ULOG,xt_tcpudp,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,xt_state,iptab le_nat,ip_tables

loop****************** 12748* 0
w83627hf************** 20984* 0
hwmon_vid************** 2720* 1 w83627hf
eeprom***************** 5232* 0
sg******************** 26964* 0
parport_pc************ 22500* 1
parport*************** 30988* 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc

snd_ca0106************ 27584* 0
snd_pcm_oss*********** 32800* 0
snd_mixer_oss********* 12320* 3 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcsp*************** 8576* 1
i2c_viapro************* 6836* 0
i2c_core************** 19828* 3 nvidia,eeprom,i2c_viapro

snd_via82xx*********** 20664* 1
gameport************** 10700* 1 snd_via82xx
snd_ac97_codec******** 88484* 2 snd_ca0106,snd_via82xx
snd_pcm*************** 62596* 5 snd_ca0106,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcsp,snd_via82xx,snd_ac 97_codec

snd_mpu401_uart******** 6368* 1 snd_via82xx
snd_rawmidi*********** 18496* 2 snd_ca0106,snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_dummy********** 2660* 0
snd_seq_oss*********** 24992* 0
button***************** 6096* 0
snd_seq_midi_event***** 6432* 1 snd_seq_oss

snd_seq*************** 41456* 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer************* 17800* 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device********* 6380* 4 snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd******************* 45604* 13 snd_ca0106,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcsp,snd_ via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pc

m,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq, snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore************** 6368* 3 snd
ac97_bus*************** 1728* 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_page_alloc********* 7816* 3 snd_ca0106,snd_via82xx,snd_pcm

shpchp**************** 25528* 0
pci_hotplug*********** 23460* 1 shpchp
via_agp**************** 7744* 1
agpgart*************** 28776* 2 nvidia,via_agp
ext2****************** 54440* 2
mbcache**************** 7108* 1 ext2

sd_mod**************** 22200* 0
usb_storage*********** 75936* 0
hid******************* 33184* 1 usbhid
ff_memless************* 4392* 1 usbhid
ide_cd_mod************ 27652* 0
cdrom***************** 30176* 1 ide_cd_mod

ide_disk************** 10496* 5
sata_via*************** 6980* 0
floppy**************** 47716* 0
via_rhine************* 18664* 0
mii******************** 4896* 1 via_rhine
ata_generic************ 4676* 0
ehci_hcd************** 28428* 0

uhci_hcd************** 18672* 0
via82cxxx************** 6948* 0 [permanent]
usbcore************** 118160* 6 usbhid,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
libata*************** 140384* 2 sata_via,ata_generic
scsi_mod************* 129356* 4 sg,sd_mod,usb_storage,libata

dock******************* 8304* 1 libata
ide_pci_generic******** 3908* 0 [permanent]
ide_core************** 96168* 4 ide_cd_mod,ide_disk,via82cxxx,ide_pci_generic
thermal*************** 15228* 0
processor************* 32576* 1 thermal

fan******************** 4164* 0
thermal_sys*********** 10856* 4 video,thermal,processor,fan

-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
# Kernel image management overrides
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
do_symlinks = yes

relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook** = update-grub

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most

BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
BOOT=local
DEVICE=eth0
NFSROOT=auto


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
* APT prefers unstable
* APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook** = update-grub

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most

BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
BOOT=local
DEVICE=eth0
NFSROOT=auto


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
* APT prefers unstable
* APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)


Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=en_US.ISO-8859-15 (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:

ii* cpio************************* 2.9-13**** GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii* findutils******************** 4.4.0-2*** utilities for finding files--find,
ii* klibc-utils****************** 1.5.9-2*** small utilities built with klibc f

ii* module-init-tools************ 3.4-1***** tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii* udev************************* 0.114-2*** /dev/ and hotplug management daemo

Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:

ii* busybox********************** 1:1.9.2-3* Tiny utilities for small and embed

initramfs-tools suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

hugo vanwoerkom wrote:
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.


From what i've heard from previous posts, you can try with the
"rootdelay=n" kernel boot parameter, where n is the number of seconds to
wait.


Good luck.

Cesare.



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On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Cesare Leonardi <celeonar@ngi.it> wrote:

hugo vanwoerkom wrote:


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.




>From what i've heard from previous posts, you can try with the "rootdelay=n" kernel boot parameter, where n is the number of seconds to wait.



Good luck.



Cesare.


But it isn't the root that needs delayed, the 2 USB disks that don't have root on them but other partitions need to be delayed.

Hugo

Even fixing the error of http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507059
and installing the latest udev with udevadm: same result: no wait!