I cant seem to reproduce this issue after updating to initramfs-tools version 0.85eubuntu1. Marking as fixed released
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 75681 initramfs script: race condition between sata and md ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- 2.6.20-* fails to boot in Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/77737 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs