Can you boot with old initrd from the boot menu options? Can you unlock things by-hand from the initramfs shell, and continue the boot by exiting the shell?
What is the expected layout of things that should be done? And what are the contents of /etc/crypttab /etc/fstab ? ** Changed in: lvm2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1831232 Title: Ubuntu 18.04 won't boot - failed to connect to lvmetad To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1831232/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs