Questions tagged [initramfs-tools]
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scripted native encrypted zfs unlock in initramfs on boot
I have set up an os with an encrypted zfs root. It asks me for a password when booting. Now I want to add a script to unlock the system. I have done it like this, note that for demonstration purpose, ...
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Replacing broken drive in RAID. Creating a new partion
I am in the process of fixing a broken RAID set up. The faulty disk has been removed and a new one inserted. I have been following this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xP9eUsbNF8 to help me ...
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Getting error fsck.crypto_LUKS doesn't exist after re-encrypting rootfs in my Pop_OS installation
I have re-encrypted successfully the rootfs of my earlier installed Pop_OS! 22.04 installation using this post https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/ljxxom/encrypt_hard_disk_after_the_installation/:...
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LUKS encrypted disk with pop_os installed booting into initramfs
I've purchased a new SSD and created partitions for root, home, swap and boot. I've encrypted root, home and swap using LUKS following the directions at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/order-management-sw/...
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Error using parted and need for restoring via initramfs
I was using parted in a virtual machine and I issued a wrong command reducing the size of last partition of a disk. I reduced it of 170GB (from 107 to 90).
After rebooting I realized the problem when ...
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Can't access Hard Drive
I recently sent my Acer Nitro 5 Laptop to be repaired, and they said that they had changed the motherboard and the RAM.
I had a dual boot Windows + Kali Linux. Now that my laptop is back, I can boot ...
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fsck from initramfs console with 'f' key not working
My ubuntu laptop is dropping to initramfs console due to file system errors. I need to do 'fsck' manually. But the letter 'f' is not working in my keyboard. Right now I can't get a new keyboard. Is ...
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minimal initramfs (with root on LVM)
Is it possible to trim the initramfs by excluding the udev hook when root is on an LVM?
LVM2 installations guide(for LVM) from arch wiki sites udev and lvm2 as the the two hooks necessary.
I have ...
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update-initramfs : Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block
I'm running a custom kernel since months, with no modules, no initramfs, no initrd.
I've byed a new webcam (lockdown...), and of course it doesn't work because i've haven't the correct module. I ...
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Archlinux iso with linux-5.9 kernel
I have built the linux-5.9 kernel using this guide, for the initramfs i have followed the Automated preset metod section.
For the iso I followed this guide, used the releng custom profile (renamed ...
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unable to boot due to moved root directory
I'm currently running ParrotOS in VMWare Workstations 15 Player. Running uname -r returns 5.5.0-1parrot1-amd64.
I was testing some py code that managed files in a subDirectory under ~/Downloads/htb/...
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Initramfs Unpacking Failed
I am using VMware 15.x on my Windows 10 machine to boot into Kali 2018.3a. I messed around it and I have come to this error. So every time I power on to my VM, this screen appears:
What I have tried ...
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Debian 11 Bullseye encrypted LVM times out on first boot attempt
I attempted to install Debian Bullseye with an encrypted LVM and have run into this problem for the first time trying to boot after installation.
Volume group "system" not found
Cannot process ...
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Boot from UEFI to Linux
I have a Windows EFI partition and i have a Linux root partition who contain /boot/
Partition 1 Windows
Partition 2 Windows EFI
Partition 3 Linux Root => /boot/
Partition 4 Linux Home
I try ...
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Weird directories after installing any two Linux distros
When I install any Linux distro, I'm always successful now. But that only happens if I install one distro, and I dual boot Windows and usually Linux Mint. I decided to branch out into Arch, and I saw ...
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Ubuntu LVM on LUKS UEFI
I want to install Ubuntu on LVM on LUKS in UEFI mode. An UEFI partition, another encrypted partition for /boot and again an encrypted partition for system.
My question is:
How can I add hooks to ...
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How to get / watch for a Debian bug update for Ubuntu in initramfs-tools 0.122ubuntu8.8
On installing a recent Xubuntu with Ubuntu 16.04, I find myself unable to set keyboard layout permanently to German becase every time I do it using dpkg, the initramfs-tools bug kicks in.
dpkg-...
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Initramfs creating bad/duplicate mount point in Linux
I have a CentOS7 system, and I built a 4.14.29 kernel for it, created an initrd for it - just as I have many, many other times. When I now do this (going from a 4.11 to a 4.14.29 kernel) - I am seeing ...
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How to make port forwarding in initramfs stage?
I can install dropbear into the initramfs and successfully connect to this ssh server (IP: my_initramfs_ip) on boot stage, as described here.
Now I want to perform a port forwarding as a client at ...
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Triggering start scripts from (Grub) bootmenu or initramfs?
What is the best practice to run start scripts / configuration options for the same linux kernel but starting it for different purposes?
Menuoption 1 / Scenario 1: Starting my Lubuntu Install ...
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Repairing my initframs in dracut emergency mode Fedora26
I am trying to install Nvidia drivers on Fedora, following this tutorial.
Everything went fine till 2.7 : reboot to runlevel 3.
While booting I get such warnings :
dracut-initqueue timeout -...
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Creating own Linux distribution - Kernel Panic
Im currently creating a very specialized Linux distribution, that should just perform one single, very easy task.
http://www.aclevername.com/articles/linux-xilinx-tutorial/minimalist-initramfs.html
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how to create rescue initramfs image on centos 7?
After my last launch yum update my test box have kernel-3.10.0-327.13.1 installed. While installing, dracut generated initramfs-3.10.0-327.13.1.el7.x86_64.img, but initramfs-0-rescue-...
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regenerate initramfs after moving boot partition
I've recently moved my linux system from hdd to ssd. I managed to get it booting and everything was fine until I deleted old boot partitions from hdd. Now when I try to boot I end up in dracut shell ...
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initramfs fails to boot ubuntu 8.10 server
I have recently compiled my linux kernel (3.16.2-x) and tried to install it into two different ubuntu 8.10 server virtual machines appliances.
Following is how the upgrade process looks like:
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Debian: How to boot from btrfs root on LVM on USB?
Using debootstrap I have installed a Debian wheezy system on an external USB drive with the following partitioning layout:
/dev/sda: GRUB in MBR
L sda1: ext2, /boot
L sda2: LVM PV
L ...
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dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
I'm on Mageia2 x86_64 with kernel 3.3.8-desktop-2.mga2.
The kernel boot normally.
My laptop is old so i need the old kernel for better compatibility and functionality. The problem is that the old ...
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Failed to start up after upgrading software in ubuntu 10.10
I've been running Ubuntu 10.10 in a physical x86-64 machine. Today Update Manager reminded me that there are some updates to install and I confirmed the action. I should had read the update list but I ...
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Ubuntu apt-get upgrade breaks update-initramfs?
I ran apt-get upgrade on a Ubuntu 8.04 32-bit server. It upgraded lots of packages but failed here:
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-...
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