Questions tagged [initramfs]
Initramfs (Initial RAM File System) is a way of providing the Linux kernel with the drivers and other tools needed to mount the real root filesystem at boot time. Use this tag if your question relates to using and controlling initramfs.
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update-initramfs takes hours to generate initrd file
Whenever there is a kernel update, the installing happens extremely slowly, because the mkinitramfs step in update-initramfs proceeds at only a few kB per minute:
$ echo "Current size:"; ls -...
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Booting into initramfs
Start computer and it only loads to a initramfs prompt. Tried reboot -f and i get to a boot screen with advanced options for ubuntu, memory test, and uefi firmware settings. I tried the advanced ...
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Unpack/repack initrd.img on Ubuntu 24.04
I need to unpack, modify, and repack a cpio archive initrd.img file under Ubuntu 24.04. I am doing this from a live usb of Ubuntu 24.04 server as an attempt to fix boot issues on the underlying system ...
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How to repair initramfs-tools because it errors out with every single apt change?
sudo apt-get auto-remove && apt-get clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for user:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading ...
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LVM2 - non-root VG LV not activated on reboot
One of our physical Ubuntu server has,
3 VGs in total - rootvg, 2 non-rootvgs(appvg1 & appvg2).
Rootdisk is local HDD and both appvgs uses multipath disk (one disk each).
appvg1 has filesystem ...
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Ubuntu Server iscsi mount on boot, Server fails to boot
We are having an Ubuntu server with 1 HDD in a volume group, this HDD got filled,so added an iscsi disk , before adding to the volume group, did restart and tested and the iscsi disk was showing under ...
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Booting 24.04 from USB with UEFI fails with: "Initramfs unpacking failed" and "Kernel panic"
I am currently running Ubuntu 20.04 on my UEFI Bios PC in dual boot with Windows. Everything works fine. Since the support for Ubuntu 20.04 is almost at the end of its life, I wanted to replace it ...
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LUKS decryption of root disk during boot with key over wifi
The setup is a laptop connected to my local network via wifi, and a tang server in the same network providing decryption keys.
The laptop runs Ubuntu 22.04 and has its root disk encrypted with LUKS. ...
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How to fix boot though grub> and initramfs> command prompts?
First signs something was wrong : a file wouldn't save and a browser bookmark was not recorded.
du -h
Said the partition was 100% full. I didn't think that was true, but I deleted 4 full-feature ...
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Ubuntu does not start, a black screen appears, and recovery mode doesn't work
Ubuntu doesn't start, a black screen appears, and recovery mode doesn't work.
(initramfs) exit
Gave up waiting for root file system device. Common problems: Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
Check ...
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cryptsetup unlock skips pressed keys - first attempt fails
I have a strange problem. When I try to unlock my LUKS volume at boot, the first unlock attempt almost always fails, even though I enter the correct password.
It turns out some key presses are not ...
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Can not start system: error while loading shared libraries libzstd.so.1
In an attempt to fix a non-working Firefox, I played litle bit with libzstd.so.1 file. I backed up the original file and then created a symbolic link to libzstd.so.1.5.5 in both the /usr/lib/ and /usr/...
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Initramfs wants to start ATA-over-Ethernet before mounting local (!) root partition
I'm on 22.04 and just did a dist-upgrade to upgrade some helt-back packages, which went through fine. However, my boot now seems to depend on acquiring a DHCP-lease on my ethernet interface.
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Ubuntu Studio boot from live usb failed: "Initramfs unpacking failed"
Booting Ubuntu Studio 24.04 from live USB freezes and gives the error:
"Initramfs unpacking failed: invalid magic at the start of compressed archive"
Unlike other posts, this is not from an ...
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Problem with booting on new HP 14-ep053sa
I'm trying to install the new Ubuntu 24.04 to my new laptop, a HP 14-ep0523sa Pavilion. Unfortunately, after installation, it boots straight to a command-line interface, but not the usual one, just ...
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