Ubuntu
initramfs-tools package

after update-initramfs -u the system boot to busybox shell

Bug #1154972 reported by marcobra (Marco Braida)
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Bug Description

Description: Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (development branch)
Release: 13.04

  Installato: 0.103ubuntu0.6
  Candidato: 0.103ubuntu0.6
  Tabella versione:
 *** 0.103ubuntu0.6 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-proposed/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.103ubuntu0.5 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages

After doing

sudo update-initramfs -u

at reboot the system send me an Alert! message it tell cannot find the sata drive and drop to a busybox shell if i press enter then exit it start as usual...

This can be the cause of this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1154800

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu0.6
Uname: Linux 3.6.9-030609-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar 14 08:04:57 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-08-26 (199 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-12 (29 days ago)

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) wrote :
marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra)
description: updated
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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mdalacu (mdalacu) wrote :

I have this bug also after upgrading to Raring. I have also tried 0.103ubuntu0.7 and rebuild the initramfs. No luck, at boot it drops to busybox and exit command does nothing, it spawns busybox again. At /dev/disks i have only the dvd drive, not a single hdd is shown.
If i boot the system with the old kernel from 12.10 (3.5.0.26) all is working great.
Is there any way that i could run 3.8, thank you.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) wrote :

Seem fixed with

initramfs-tools:
  Installato: 0.103ubuntu0.7
  Candidato: 0.103ubuntu0.7
  Tabella versione:
 *** 0.103ubuntu0.7 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-proposed/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.103ubuntu0.5 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages

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mdalacu (mdalacu) wrote :

It is not fixed for me... i have installed the latest version 0.103ubuntu0.7 and no go. Same result.

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mdalacu (mdalacu) wrote :

I think the problem is bigger because i have downloaded the latest dayly build and booted off the cd. The installer and also "Try Ubuntu" don't see any of my hdds. No devices under /dev/sd*, only the CD Drive.
With kernel 3.5.0.26 i have no such problems!
The MB it is an "Asrock 890FX Deluxe 4", AMD 890FX chipset.

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