Bug#291953: mkinitrd mistetects root as being on a DM device

close 291953 quit * Tore Anderson > Some time ago, mkinitrd began failing on me. The error message is > "Root is on a DM device, but dmsetup not installed". However, this is > incorrect - / is on /dev/hda5, a very normal ATA hard drive. Seems that this bug is a dup of #291362, which was

Bug#291953: mkinitrd mistetects root as being on a DM device

Package: initrd-tools Severity: important Some time ago, mkinitrd began failing on me. The error message is "Root is on a DM device, but dmsetup not installed". However, this is incorrect - / is on /dev/hda5, a very normal ATA hard drive. There are some LVM stuff on the machine, but not t