[Bug 872220] Re: Fails to boot when there's problems with softraid

[Phillip Susi]

Ok, mdadm is the package for software raid, dmraid is for fake hardware
raid support.  Reassigning to the correct package.  Also, I tried to
reproduce the error in a VM and don't get any prompt about continuing to
boot; I just get dropped to the busybox shell, just like in previous
Ubuntu versions.  Passing bootdegraded=true lets the system boot
normally, just as in previous releases.  The screen shot I was asking
for was for the "continue to boot" prompt, but what you posted just
shows the busybox shell.


** Package changed: dmraid (Ubuntu) => mdadm (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: mdadm (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Triaged

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Title:
  Fails to boot when there's problems with softraid

Status in “mdadm” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 11.10 has a new feature that it warns you while booting if
  there's a program with the softraid.

  It tells you that a hard disk in the softraid is missing, then asks,
  on the console:

  Continue to boot? y/N

  But it ignores all keypresses. After 5 seconds or so it then times
  out, falls to the default "N" option, and dumps you to a emergency
  bash prompt, with no indication on how to proceed.

  The feature is a good idea, but not in the current broken state.

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