Yes, we fixed this bug in hardy.
initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu24) hardy; urgency=low
* Implement the initramfs-tools part of the initramfs error handling spec
* update-initramfs:
- Make a hard link to the original initramfs image, rather than moving
it out of the way.
- Create a
Kees, well if hardy creates it separately and then copies to place, I
suppose this bug can be closed, since a fix has been committed. I can't
really think of anything else that would make initramfs less vulnerable
at this stage, I agree that it could do with further investigation.
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update-initr
The rescue kernel will fail since initrd is broken. The backup initrd
(at least with Linux Mint 4 XFCE, based on gutsy) is called:
initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic.bak You only need to rm the old one and
copy the backup to it's place, then you should be OK. Of course you
need to do this using the Li
TerryG, I didn't try the backup copies of the kernel. I tried the default
kernel and the rescue one, both failed.
I only have 1 kernel installed, I remove the old ones.
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update-initramfs is vulnerable to power loss
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197602
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The initramfs is created separately and moved into place in Hardy. If
this is reproduced, we can better diagnose problems in the future.
** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
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update-initramfs is vulnerable to power loss
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs
Marking as Confirmed. That's a good question. The system should be
left bootable for as long as possible. What's the approximate time
difference between creating it to /tmp and writing it over, versus
creating-and-writing on-the-fly?
For Gutsy, 9.2 MB for initrd with a 35 MB/sec disk would be 0
** Summary changed:
- update-initramfs is vulnurable to power loss
+ update-initramfs is vulnerable to power loss
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update-initramfs is vulnerable to power loss
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197602
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