[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
** Also affects: cryptsetup (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 Title: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cryptsetup/+bug/663053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: cryptsetup (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 Title: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cryptsetup/+bug/663053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: lvm2 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 Title: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cryptsetup/+bug/663053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
** Package changed: linux-meta (Ubuntu) = linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 Title: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cryptsetup/+bug/663053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
I just received the same error message: evms_activate is not available After a short time, I'm dropped to a prompt (initramfs), with the initial error indicating the following: -r ALERT /dev/disk/by-uuid/UUID does not exist. Dropping to shell I just installed ubuntu-10.10-alternate-amd64.iso. Partitioned my disks, setup raid and crypto from the manual disk installer during the setup process. Everything was running great. I decided I wanted to modify one of the three encrypted partitions, I wanted to utilize a key file versus a passphrase so I entered in the following: sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda6 /root/keyfile (the keyfile is owned by root, read only). Upon reboot, the error above. I'm just not starting the investigative process and stumbled upon this thread, I will continue to investigate. I booted into the CD installer again and went into the manual partition disks section. Looks like by entire partition table and mounts points are all screwed up, in addition to not having anything show up as encrypted. One thing I didn't notice before that I just saw now is that there are multiple kernel options available during the boot process: 2.6.35-25 (generic and recovery) 2.6.35-22 (generic and recovery) Neither of the generics work. I tried the 2.6.35-22 recovery, prompted me for my passphrase for the first encrypted disk. Stated that it was successful, then the following: cryptsetup: lvm is not available cryptsetup: evms_activate is not available Begin: waiting for encrypted source drive Same thing happens on 2.6.35-25 recovery. I'm pretty much at a loss. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 Title: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
Recently dist-upgraded my netbook to 10.10 and it started exhibiting the same problem. Interestingly enough, both my laptop and my netbook will occasionally boot up and present the screen properly, but statistically it gives me the above mentioned issue (cryptsetup: evms_activate is not available). Note: laptop was started out with a fresh 7.10 install and dist-upgraded over time to 10.10. The netbook was started out with a fresh install 8.10 install and dist-upgraded to 10.10. Only after a dist-upgrade to 10.10 does the problem start presenting itself and every great once in a while when I reboot does it behave normally. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 Title: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
toobuntu, would you mind regenerating your initrd for both -generic and -virtual to verify that the bug you are seeing is definitely between kernel types rather than the cryptsetup package available during initrd generation? (keep a backup of your working -generic, just in case.) I am also having a very similar sounding bug, but it is between two -generic kernels (following a dist-upgrade, like Eric). If you find that regenerating both initrds breaks both, then I'll add my details here. Otherwise, I probably have a different bug. I'll run through the same test by generating a new initrd to replace my working one. -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
Ok, so I came here because of the following error: cryptsetup: lvm device name (/dev/disk/by-uuid/...) does not begin with /dev/mapper/ cryptsetup: evms_activate is not available You may only see the last three characters of your uuid followed by ) does not begin with /dev/mapper/ depending on how many characters fit on your screen. But it turns out, this error is presented for any number of issues resulting in the crypted volume not being available. In my case, it was that modprobe ahci was producing an Oops. Subsequently, scripts/init- premount/mdadm and scripts/init-premount/lvm2 failed, leaving no crypted volume to identify by UUID. To make sure the disks you are expecting are there, wait for the timeout and: ls -l /dev/disk/by-* Also, take a look at /tmp/mountroot-fail-hooks.d/ for clues. Good luck to all who stumble here. -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
The initrd's have the same cryptroot! $ cat initrd-virtual/initrd/conf/conf.d/cryptroot target=sda5_crypt,source=UUID=e8bd3ebc-0510-4df6-b734-826ea47050b6,key=none,rootdev,lvm=maverick-root $ cat initrd-generic/initrd/conf/conf.d/cryptroot target=sda5_crypt,source=UUID=e8bd3ebc-0510-4df6-b734-826ea47050b6,key=none,rootdev,lvm=maverick-root I think this might be a regression of http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=544487 (which is a bug in cryptsetup and its interaction with lvm2), but cryptsetup and lvm2 have reportedly been fixed since then. From the debian bug: the problem is that my root filesystem /dev/mapper/yoom-root is a symlink to /dev/dm-1, (see fstab and mtab below). With this setup, the canonical_device function in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/cryptroot returns 1 since the target of the symlink is not in /dev/mapper, (without having checked that the symlink itself *is* in /dev/mapper). $ ls -lh /dev/mapper/ total 0 crw--- 1 root root 10, 59 2010-10-30 13:36 control lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2010-10-30 13:36 maverick-root - ../dm-1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2010-10-30 13:36 sda5_crypt - ../dm-0 $ cat /etc/mtab | grep /dev /dev/mapper/maverick-root / ext4 rw,nodiratime,relatime,errors=remount-ro,commit=0 0 0 none /dev devtmpfs rw,mode=0755 0 0 none /dev/pts devpts rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0 /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime 0 0 $ apt-cache policy cryptsetup cryptsetup: Installed: 2:1.1.2-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 2:1.1.2-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2:1.1.2-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy lvm2 lvm2: Installed: 2.02.54-1ubuntu6 Candidate: 2.02.54-1ubuntu6 Version table: *** 2.02.54-1ubuntu6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Perhaps, though, this is a regression introduced in lvm2: lvm2 (2.02.54-1ubuntu5) maverick; urgency=low * Backport from Debian: - Don't overwrite names of dm devices; use symlinks instead (LP: #621951). -- Colin Watson cjwat...@ubuntu.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:50:26 +0100 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #544487 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=544487 -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
What's still perplexing (and disturbing) me is why this works with -generic but not with -virtual. Perhaps something to do with upstart/udev? Regarding lvm2, see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=544487: Message #41 received at 544...@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox): From: Jonas Meurer jo...@freesources.org To: Carl Worth cwo...@cworth.org Cc: 544487 544...@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: [pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#544487: please try to reproduce with old cryptsetup Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:33:33 +0200 the reason for both appearance and disappearance of the bug where last but one and last upload of the lvm2 packages. see the buglog of bug #544773 for more information: http://bugs.debian.org/544773 greetings, jonas Message #46 received at 544...@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox): From: Bastian Blank wa...@debian.org To: 544...@bugs.debian.org Subject: Workaround to be removed Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:56:04 +0200 I intend to remove the workaround in the lvm2 package in 2 weeks. I will make this bug RC because of that in 1 week. Bastian ** Also affects: lvm2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #544773 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=544773 -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
For me it is not a UUID issue. I checked /dev/disk/by-uuid and cross checked that with /etc/crypttab and also unpacked the initrd and checked conf/conf.d/cryptroot It was the same UUID in all cases. I don't have linux-virtual installed like toobuntu does. My case is a system that has whole disk encryption and was upgraded to Maverick. I now experience this problem. I think something in the initramfs is the problem...it's looking for evms to be installed which naturally isn't. -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
Toobuntu: different kernel versions have different initramfs files. Check if your working and non-working have the same conf/conf.d/cryptroot in them. I find using UUIDs a bit too hard (or at least I'm not used to deal with them so much), that's why I did my initial fix with /dev/sdaX so that I was absolutely sure what partition was the encrypted one. Eric: If you did dist-upgrade, do you have any old working kernels/initramfs left on your system? -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
I'm getting the cryptsetup: evms_activate is not available on boot too, but I don't think this has anything to do with linux-virtual, since I don't use it. I have just installed 4 laptops without problems using the 10.10beta image (i386) in last two weeks, and now with the fifth I used the final 10.10 image and got this after updating the initramfs (needed to tweak the encryption to use a a file in a usb flash drive to decrypt the drive). If I wait log enough, I get also -r ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/[id] does not exist. Dropping to a shell! If I try to boot with recovery mode, I get this: Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... cryptsetup: lvm device name (/dev/disk/by-uuid/[id]) does not begin with /dev/mapper/ cryptsetup: evms_activate is not available Begin: Waiting for encrypted source device... ... My guess is that there is some regression in making of the initramfs. This is kind of major bug since it totally stops the booting of a system with encrypted root partition. -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
Ehm... Actually my bug seems to be a copypaste mistake made by myself in crypttab. I didn't remember to change the UUID to match this laptop when I copied it from a previous install. -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
That was really the reason, wrong UUID and therefore cryptsetup failed since it didn't find the correct partition. The first visible error message cryptsetup: evms_activate is not available was kinda misleading. So toobuntu and Eric, check that you have correct UUID. You can check and fix it by booting from a live CD, mount your /boot partition and then extract the initramfs (after first copying it to a temporary directory): gunzip -c -9 initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic | cpio -i -d -H newc --no- absolute-filenames Check and fix conf/conf.d/cryptroot (the source parameter, I corrected the UUID by replacing it with correct /dev/sdaX). Then pack the initramfs again: find . -print0 | cpio --null -ov --format=newc | gzip -9 your-new- initramfs.cpio.gz Then backup your old initramfs and copy the new to the correct location. Reboot, and hope this fixes things also for you. :) -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
TuxFan: If I wait log enough, I get also -r ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/[id] does not exist. Dropping to a shell! The timeout is four minutes, IIRC. I'm glad you solved your problem. I suppose it is possible that the affected package is initramfs-tools, but it seems like it's linux- virtual to me. For me, it's not a UUID issue, because I can boot normally by using linux-generic. -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
Set to confirmed per Eric Frost's comments. ** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: cryptsetup (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: cryptsetup (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = New -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
I can confirm this is a problem. My system was installed with the alternate Gutsy installer with whole disk encryption. I've dist- upgraded all the way to Lucid with no problem and after doing an upgrade to Maverick I receive the cyptsetup: evms_activate is not available error message. -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
$ cat /etc/crypttab vg--root-lv--root_crypt UUID=9bdcff58-de6d-40e4-8f3e-d214da46ddf2 none luks $ cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # file system mount point type options dump pass proc/proc procnodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 /dev/mapper/vg--root-lv--root_crypt / ext4 relatime,nodiratime,data=journal,errors=remount-ro 0 1 # /boot was on /dev/sda1 during installation UUID=bfc4552d-4dc0-485d-b1fe-bf27357a027e /boot ext2 noatime,nodiratime,nodev,nosuid 0 2 tmpfs /tmptmpfs rw,noatime,nodiratime,nodev,nosuid 0 0 -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual
** Also affects: cryptsetup (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663053 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
