[Bug 663053] Re: encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: cryptsetup (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  encrypted block devices unavailable with linux-virtual

Status in cryptsetup:
  New
Status in “cryptsetup” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “lvm2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: linux-virtual

  I set up full disk encryption, minus /boot, with debian-installer from
  maverick mini.iso (dm-crypt/luks). Boots fine with -generic kernel,
  but although I use it as a desktop (install ubuntu-desktop), as it is
  a virtual machine in virtualbox, I would normally replace the -generic
  kernel with the -virtual flavor. When attempting to boot the -virtual
  kernel, I get the following errors when Plymouth should be asking for
  the cryptsetup passphrase:

  cryptsetup: evms_activate is not available
  0b6) does not begin with /dev/mapper

  I don't use EVMS, so /sbin/evms_activate is not present on my
  installed system or in the initrd.img for -generic, but that doesn't
  stop the -generic kernel from booting up. I tried the fixes in Bug
  #106097 (mod to /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/local-top/cryptroot
  and creating /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/evms, then rebuilding
  the initrd.img for -virtual) to no avail.

  Same problem after upgrading the maverick installation to natty.

  $ apt-cache policy linux-generic 
  linux-generic:
    Installed: 2.6.36.0.1
    Candidate: 2.6.36.0.1
    Version table:
   *** 2.6.36.0.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2.6.35.22.23 0
          400 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages

  $ lsb_release -dr
  Description:    Ubuntu natty (development branch)
  Release:        11.04

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