Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.120 Severity: important The bug was seen on a different test box. But given the logs below, the information provided should be sufficient to confirm.
root@debian-sanboot:/# update-initramfs -c /boot/sanboot.initramfs Invalid argument for option -k. Usage: /usr/sbin/update-initramfs [OPTION]... Options: -k [version] Specify kernel version or 'all' -c Create a new initramfs -u Update an existing initramfs -d Remove an existing initramfs -t Take over a custom initramfs with this one -b Set alternate boot directory -v Be verbose -h This message root@debian-sanboot:/# update-initramfs -c /boot/sanboot.initramfs -k `uname -r` Invalid argument for option -k. Usage: /usr/sbin/update-initramfs [OPTION]... Options: -k [version] Specify kernel version or 'all' -c Create a new initramfs -u Update an existing initramfs -d Remove an existing initramfs -t Take over a custom initramfs with this one -b Set alternate boot directory -v Be verbose -h This message The issue is seen only with -c. root@debian-sanboot:/# update-initramfs -u -k `uname -r` update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.3.0-1-amd64 On the other hand, mkinitramfs works fine. root@debian-sanboot:~# mkinitramfs -o /boot/sanboot.init root@debian-sanboot:~# -- Package-specific info: -- initramfs sizes -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22M Oct 8 21:54 /boot/initrd.img-4.1.8+ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31M Nov 7 12:29 /boot/initrd.img-4.2.5+ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30M Dec 28 12:00 /boot/initrd.img-4.3.0-1-amd64 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31M Dec 12 12:08 /boot/initrd.img-4.3.1+ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31M Dec 16 17:10 /boot/initrd.img-4.3.3+ -- /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.3.3+ root=UUID=339197eb-781c-4a32-9265-060536dfa9e0 ro cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1 libata.force=1:3 quiet scsi_mod.use_blk_mq=1 dm_mod.use_blk_mq=1 no_console_suspend splash -- resume RESUME=/dev/mapper/SSHDCrypt-SWAP -- /proc/filesystems btrfs ext3 ext4 fuseblk vfat -- lsmod Module Size Used by uas 20480 0 usb_storage 65536 1 uas vhost_net 20480 5 vhost 32768 1 vhost_net macvtap 20480 1 vhost_net macvlan 24576 1 macvtap tun 28672 11 vhost_net ebtable_filter 16384 0 ebtables 36864 1 ebtable_filter veth 16384 0 ctr 16384 2 ccm 20480 2 rfcomm 69632 2 binfmt_misc 20480 1 bnep 20480 2 bridge 114688 0 stp 16384 1 bridge llc 16384 2 stp,bridge ip6table_mangle 16384 0 ip6table_nat 16384 0 nf_nat_ipv6 16384 1 ip6table_nat nf_log_ipv6 16384 2 nf_conntrack_ipv6 16384 5 nf_defrag_ipv6 36864 1 nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_filter 16384 1 ip6_tables 28672 3 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_nat xt_CHECKSUM 16384 2 iptable_mangle 16384 1 ipt_MASQUERADE 16384 1 nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 16384 1 ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat 16384 1 nf_nat_ipv4 16384 1 iptable_nat nf_nat 24576 3 nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 nf_log_ipv4 16384 2 nf_log_common 16384 2 nf_log_ipv4,nf_log_ipv6 xt_LOG 16384 4 xt_limit 16384 4 xt_tcpudp 16384 12 xt_mac 16384 6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 20480 9 nf_defrag_ipv4 16384 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4 xt_multiport 16384 4 xt_recent 20480 12 xt_addrtype 16384 9 xt_conntrack 16384 12 nf_conntrack 118784 7 nf_nat,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,xt_conntrack,nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6 iptable_filter 16384 1 ip_tables 28672 3 iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat x_tables 36864 17 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,xt_CHECKSUM,xt_recent,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,ipt_MASQUERADE,xt_limit,xt_conntrack,xt_LOG,xt_mac,xt_multiport,iptable_filter,ebtables,iptable_mangle,ip6_tables,xt_addrtype nls_utf8 16384 1 nls_cp437 20480 1 vfat 20480 1 fat 69632 1 vfat fuse 90112 5 rtsx_usb_ms 20480 0 memstick 20480 1 rtsx_usb_ms loop 28672 2 joydev 20480 0 mousedev 20480 0 iTCO_wdt 16384 0 iTCO_vendor_support 16384 1 iTCO_wdt uvcvideo 86016 0 videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc hid_sensor_accel_3d 16384 1 hid_sensor_magn_3d 16384 1 hid_sensor_gyro_3d 16384 0 videobuf2_core 49152 1 uvcvideo hid_sensor_als 16384 1 hid_sensor_incl_3d 16384 0 hid_sensor_rotation 16384 0 v4l2_common 16384 1 videobuf2_core hid_sensor_trigger 16384 12 hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_rotation,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_magn_3d btusb 45056 0 industrialio_triggered_buffer 16384 6 hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_rotation,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_magn_3d btrtl 16384 1 btusb videodev 167936 3 uvcvideo,v4l2_common,videobuf2_core kfifo_buf 16384 1 industrialio_triggered_buffer coretemp 16384 0 btbcm 16384 1 btusb industrialio 57344 12 hid_sensor_trigger,hid_sensor_gyro_3d,industrialio_triggered_buffer,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_rotation,hid_sensor_als,kfifo_buf,hid_sensor_magn_3d hwmon 16384 1 coretemp btintel 16384 1 btusb hid_sensor_iio_common 16384 7 hid_sensor_trigger,hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_rotation,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_magn_3d intel_rapl 20480 0 iosf_mbi 16384 1 intel_rapl media 24576 2 uvcvideo,videodev hid_multitouch 20480 0 bluetooth 495616 29 bnep,btbcm,btrtl,btusb,rfcomm,btintel x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0 intel_powerclamp 16384 0 kvm_intel 163840 8 kvm 499712 1 kvm_intel arc4 16384 2 rtl8723be 86016 0 btcoexist 49152 1 rtl8723be rtl8723_common 24576 1 rtl8723be rtl_pci 28672 1 rtl8723be rtlwifi 73728 2 rtl_pci,rtl8723be mac80211 622592 3 rtl_pci,rtlwifi,rtl8723be snd_pcsp 16384 2 snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek 81920 1 psmouse 122880 0 nd_e820 16384 0 snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek cfg80211 528384 2 mac80211,rtlwifi serio_raw 16384 0 efivars 20480 0 snd_soc_rt5640 114688 0 libnvdimm 98304 1 nd_e820 snd_soc_rl6231 16384 1 snd_soc_rt5640 snd_hda_intel 36864 12 snd_soc_core 188416 1 snd_soc_rt5640 i2c_i801 24576 0 snd_hda_codec 131072 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel ideapad_laptop 24576 0 snd_compress 20480 1 snd_soc_core sg 32768 0 snd_hda_core 65536 5 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel ac97_bus 16384 1 snd_soc_core snd_pcm_dmaengine 16384 1 snd_soc_core snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 102400 9 snd_soc_rt5640,snd_soc_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcsp,snd_pcm_dmaengine,snd_hda_core regmap_i2c 16384 1 snd_soc_rt5640 elan_i2c 32768 0 snd_timer 32768 1 snd_pcm sparse_keymap 16384 1 ideapad_laptop snd 81920 38 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_soc_core,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_compress,snd_pcsp dw_dmac 16384 0 8250_dw 16384 0 rfkill 24576 7 cfg80211,ideapad_laptop,bluetooth lpc_ich 24576 0 battery 16384 0 dw_dmac_core 24576 1 dw_dmac ac 16384 0 i2c_designware_platform 16384 0 soundcore 16384 1 snd i2c_designware_core 16384 1 i2c_designware_platform spi_pxa2xx_platform 24576 0 snd_soc_sst_acpi 16384 0 shpchp 36864 0 evdev 24576 22 soc_button_array 16384 0 mac_hid 16384 0 processor 36864 0 efivarfs 16384 1 ipv6 376832 101 ip6table_mangle,bridge,nf_defrag_ipv6,nf_nat_ipv6,nf_conntrack_ipv6 autofs4 40960 2 ext4 561152 3 crc16 16384 2 ext4,bluetooth mbcache 20480 1 ext4 jbd2 102400 1 ext4 btrfs 925696 1 xor 24576 1 btrfs raid6_pq 102400 1 btrfs algif_skcipher 20480 0 af_alg 16384 1 algif_skcipher dm_crypt 24576 2 dm_mod 106496 11 dm_crypt hid_sensor_custom 20480 0 hid_sensor_hub 20480 9 hid_sensor_trigger,hid_sensor_gyro_3d,hid_sensor_incl_3d,hid_sensor_accel_3d,hid_sensor_rotation,hid_sensor_custom,hid_sensor_als,hid_sensor_magn_3d,hid_sensor_iio_common sd_mod 36864 6 usbhid 49152 0 rtsx_usb_sdmmc 24576 0 rtsx_usb 24576 2 rtsx_usb_sdmmc,rtsx_usb_ms crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0 crc32_pclmul 16384 0 crc32c_intel 24576 1 jitterentropy_rng 16384 0 sha256_ssse3 24576 1 sha256_generic 20480 1 sha256_ssse3 hmac 16384 1 drbg 24576 1 ansi_cprng 16384 0 aesni_intel 167936 8 aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel lrw 16384 1 aesni_intel gf128mul 16384 1 lrw glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel ablk_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel cryptd 20480 4 aesni_intel,ablk_helper ahci 36864 5 libahci 32768 1 ahci i915 1110016 10 i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 i915 libata 229376 2 ahci,libahci xhci_pci 16384 0 drm_kms_helper 131072 1 i915 ehci_pci 16384 0 syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper xhci_hcd 172032 1 xhci_pci ehci_hcd 73728 1 ehci_pci scsi_mod 229376 5 sg,uas,usb_storage,libata,sd_mod usbcore 233472 10 uas,btusb,uvcvideo,rtsx_usb,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid,xhci_hcd,xhci_pci drm 348160 11 i915,drm_kms_helper usb_common 16384 1 usbcore fan 16384 0 thermal 20480 0 sdhci_acpi 16384 0 sdhci 45056 1 sdhci_acpi video 32768 2 i915,ideapad_laptop mmc_core 122880 3 sdhci,sdhci_acpi,rtsx_usb_sdmmc gpio_lynxpoint 16384 0 i2c_hid 20480 0 hid 118784 4 i2c_hid,hid_multitouch,hid_sensor_hub,usbhid i2c_core 57344 12 drm,i915,i2c_i801,snd_soc_rt5640,elan_i2c,i2c_hid,i2c_designware_platform,regmap_i2c,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,v4l2_common,videodev fjes 28672 0 button 16384 1 i915 -- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules i915 modeset=1 -- /etc/kernel-img.conf # This is a sample /etc/kernel-img.conf file # See kernel-img.conf(5) for details # If you want the symbolic link (or image, if move_image is set) to be # stored elsewhere than / set this variable to the dir where you # want the symbolic link. Please note that this is not a Boolean # variable. This may be of help to loadlin users, who may set both # this and move_image. Defaults to /. This can be used in conjunction # with all above options except link_in_boot, which would not make # sense. (If both image_dest and link_in_boot are set, link_in_boot # overrides). image_dest = / # This option manipulates the build link created by recent kernels. If # the link is a dangling link, and if a the corresponding kernel # headers appear to have been installed on the system, a new symlink # shall be created to point to them. #relink_build_link = YES # If set, the preinst shall silently try to move /lib/modules/version # out of the way if it is the same version as the image being # installed. Use at your own risk. #clobber_modules = NO # If set, does not prompt to continue after a depmod problem in the # postinstall script. This facilitates automated installs, though it # may mask a problem with the kernel image. A diag‐ nostic is still # issued. This is unset be default. # ignore_depmod_err = NO # These setting are for legacy postinst scripts only. newer postinst # scripts from the kenrel-package do not use them do_symlinks = yes do_bootloader = no do_initrd=yes link_in_boot=no -- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf MODULES=most BUSYBOX=y KEYMAP=n COMPRESS=gzip DEVICE= NFSROOT=auto -- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf update_initramfs=yes backup_initramfs=no -- /etc/crypttab sda7_crypt UUID=a1d51c69-c438-428b-8346-273abcbf5a52 none luks,discard sdb_crypt UUID=8f7094e7-d2eb-453f-b2b7-1a162de14111 none luks,discard -- mkinitramfs hooks /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/: reiserfsprogs /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks: btrfs busybox cryptgnupg cryptkeyctl cryptopenct cryptopensc cryptpassdev cryptroot dmsetup fsck fuse intel_microcode keymap klibc kmod lvm2 ntfs_3g plymouth resume sg3-utils thermal udev uswsusp zz-busybox -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 4.3.3+ (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_IN.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_IN.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on: ii busybox 1:1.22.0-15+b1 ii cpio 2.11+dfsg-4.1 ii klibc-utils 2.0.4-4 ii kmod 21-1 ii udev 228-2+b1 Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends: ii busybox 1:1.22.0-15+b1 Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests: ii bash-completion 1:2.1-4.2 -- no debconf information