Mike, Please move issues with multipath (like are shown in that log) to bug 1462530.
Stefan had actually asked for almost exactly what you captured. This bug is "fixed" as we're now booting into system correctly with multipath enabled from installation under curtin. I'll copy your comment and attachment there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371634 Title: block devices appear twice Status in curtin package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in multipath-tools package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in curtin source package in Trusty: New Status in linux source package in Trusty: New Status in multipath-tools source package in Trusty: New Status in curtin source package in Vivid: New Status in linux source package in Vivid: New Status in multipath-tools source package in Vivid: New Bug description: $ sudo blkid /dev/sr0: LABEL="Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS ppc64el" TYPE="iso9660" /dev/sda2: UUID="795a6e14-ea4e-4718-9e98-c6df3696920c" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sda3: UUID="0a91d81f-6a16-4b96-a92c-11ca8bdc4bf4" TYPE="swap" /dev/sdb2: UUID="1d14c1f3-716f-4fb8-9070-d321b39ffcb3" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdb3: UUID="9c228177-d65c-4d19-a462-db1891e9781e" TYPE="swap" /dev/sdg2: UUID="795a6e14-ea4e-4718-9e98-c6df3696920c" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdg3: UUID="0a91d81f-6a16-4b96-a92c-11ca8bdc4bf4" TYPE="swap" /dev/sdh2: UUID="1d14c1f3-716f-4fb8-9070-d321b39ffcb3" TYPE="ext4" /dev/sdh3: UUID="9c228177-d65c-4d19-a462-db1891e9781e" TYPE="swap" I'm not sure what exactly those block devices are (as in if they're raided in hardware or they actually represent physical spinning disks). But I do know that writing data to sda causes that data to be readable from sdg. The same is true: sda -> sdg sdb -> sdh That is what causes those UUIDs to be similar. Everything is functional, you just have to know that if your root device is /dev/sdg that you should probably not write data to /dev/sda thinking you can use it as a disk. Related bugs: * bug 1432062: multipath-tools-boot: support booting without user_friendly_names on devices with spaces in identifiers * bug 1463043 : some SM15K systems fail to boot after deployment - drop into initramfs shell * bug 1462530 : multipath errors on vivid, wily kernel * bug 1463046: installation of multipath-tools-boot can break boot ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-35-generic 3.13.0-35.62 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic ppc64le AlsaDevices: Error: command ['ls', '-l', '/dev/snd/'] failed with exit code 2: ls: cannot access /dev/snd/: No such file or directory AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'aplay' ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4 Architecture: ppc64el ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'arecord' CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw' CurrentDmesg: [ 88.736220] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning Date: Fri Sep 19 14:31:20 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9c228177-d65c-4d19-a462-db1891e9781e Lsusb: Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub ProcEnviron: TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=1d14c1f3-716f-4fb8-9070-d321b39ffcb3 ro console=hvc0 BOOTIF=01-6c-ae-8b-6a-a0-88 quiet RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-35-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-35-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.6 RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'rfkill' SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curtin/+bug/1371634/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp