Public bug reported: After installing 20.04.1 using the ZFS root option I installed Xen. When it rebooted it failed in initramfs with the error "No pool imported". I was able to boot the previous kernel. When I examined the /boot/grub/grub.cfg I found what looked like invalid "root=ZFS=" options like this:
"root=ZFS=/ROOT/ubuntu_xxxxxx" The previous kernel that boots looks like this: "root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_xxxxxx" As a test saved a copy and edited /boot/grub/grub.cfg adding the rpool to each "root=ZFS=" line where rpool was missing. This time I was able to boot the Xen kernel. The xen postinst script is using the update-grub command, which runs grub-mkconfig. Running grub-mkconfig produced this output: root@corona:~# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub' Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg' Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/xen.cfg' Including Xen overrides from /etc/default/grub.d/xen.cfg WARNING: GRUB_DEFAULT changed to boot into Xen by default! Edit /etc/default/grub.d/xen.cfg to avoid this warning. Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic Found memtest86+ image: /BOOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@/memtest86+.elf Found memtest86+ image: /BOOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@/memtest86+.bin device-mapper: reload ioctl on osprober-linux-sda7 failed: Device or resource busy Command failed. done The result in /boot/grub/grub.cfg include lines like this: "module2 /BOOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic placeholder root=ZFS=/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr ro quiet splash" The "root=ZFS=/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr" should be "root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr" ============================== How to reproduce the problem >From scratch install ubuntu 20.04.1 desktop, select ZFS as root option, then >install xen-hypervisor-4.11-amd64. It will fail to reboot because the grub root=ZFS=/ROOT/ argument is wrong. ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Package changed: xen (Ubuntu) => grub2 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1902929 Title: grub-mkconfig fails to include zpool when using zfs & xen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1902929/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs