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ubuntu 9.10 with encrypted LVM does not boot after upgrade: svgalib: cannot open /dev/mem

Bug #515950 reported by LimCore
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Bug Description

After upgrade the system does not boot.

This bug is converted from question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+question/89461

Original reported (from the question) is Zaki.
There where comments with 3 confirmations.

This bug is present also for me (LimCore) after just aptitude safe-upgrade after installing clean 9.10 amd64.
The original reporter Zaki had the problem after upgraded from Jaunty to Karmic.

Bug:
I am having this error after the grub
<code>
  udevadm trigger is not permitted while udev is unconfigured.
  udevadm settle is not permitted while udev is unconfigured.
  svgalib: cannot open /dev/mem
</code>
The PC does not boot.
It drops into (initramfs) shell.

See original description
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LimCore (limcore) wrote :

Confirmed in the original question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+question/89461

Zaki Akhmad said on 2009-11-10
KurtB said on 2009-11-25: I'm having the exact same problem after doing a kernel upgrade.
John Wilson said on 2009-11-26: I have the same problem after trying to Skype on my netbook and my battery died
Sancho said on 2009-12-09: Hmm, same error here, but the status is expired :-(

Changed in grub (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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LimCore (limcore) wrote :

This bug is converted from the question.
FROM THE QUESTION : https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+question/89461
if anyone has trouble seeing it

description: updated
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

This is not an error of the bootloader, but of a broken initramfs generated while udev was in an unconfigured state. This is not supposed to be possible, but I've seen this error before as well; reassigning to apt, and marking as a duplicate of bug #453678.

To work around this error, please select the previous kernel from the boot menu, open a terminal, and run 'update-initramfs -u' to regenerate the initramfs for the 9.10 kernel.

affects: grub (Ubuntu) → udev (Ubuntu)
affects: udev (Ubuntu) → apt (Ubuntu)
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