For 0.118 not only did I discover setting the root fstype to "auto" in /etc/fstab and then running mkinitramfs -u make the system guaranteed unbootable, furthermore I found this code in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions
# check that fstype rootfs recognition if [ "${FSTYPE}" = "unknown" ]; then FSTYPE=$(blkid -o value -s TYPE "${root}") if [ -z "${FSTYPE}" ]; then echo "mkinitramfs: unknown fstype on root ${root}" >&2 echo "mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most" >&2 echo "Error please report bug on initramfs-tools" >&2 exit 1 fi But alas it is never reached if the user put type 'auto' for / there in fstab! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87tx2tyn9o....@jidanni.org