mdadm + initramfs-tools fail to boot

Binary package hint: mdadm

/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/mdadm is run through sh -e,
so exits on the first error. It attempts to copy
/lib/udev/rules.d/65-mdadm.vol_id.rules on to the initrd,
however in mdadm 2.6.7.1-1ubuntu14, this file is called
/lib/udev/rules.d/65-vol_id.rules.

As a result the copy fails. Due to the -e option, the script immediately exits, and does not copy mdadm.conf, nor any of the required kernel modules on to the initrd. An error message is produced, but update-initramfs continues and produces the initrd anyway. This leads to much confusion and great difficulty trying to manually boot the system...

The obvious fix - update hooks/mdadm to point to 65-vol_id.rules. It would, however, be nice to fix update-initramfs to NOT completely hose the system in this situation, and refuse to replace the initrd (by default, at least), but I guess that is a bug in update-initramfs.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 7 21:07:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MDadmExamine.dev.sda: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sda.
MDadmExamine.dev.sda1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sda1.
MDadmExamine.dev.sde1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sde1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sde1.
MDadmExamine.dev.sdf1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdf1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sdf1.
MDadmExamine.dev.sdg: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdg'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sdg.
MDadmExamine.dev.sdg1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdg1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sdg1.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mdadm 2.6.7.1-1ubuntu14
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=/dev/mapper/MIRROR-root ro single
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
SourcePackage: mdadm
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 2208
dmi.board.name: M2N32-SLI DELUXE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N32-SLIDELUXEACPIBIOSRevision2208:bd07/09/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N32-SLIDELUXE:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
etc.blkid.tab: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/blkid.tab'