[Bug 1254428] Re: update-initramfs breaks booting kernel

[syscon-hh]

@ NikTh:

No these ist an older computer with basic operating system (at time)
 * Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04.3 LTS)
which has inside the grub.cfg an option to start two further ubuntu-OS as wubi-installation (loop-devices) located on a seperate NTFS formated partition for testing purposes (see the attached script for /etc/grub.d).

Until aprox. mid of nov. 2013 all works fine - but with update kernel
3.12.0-3-generic I realized the not working system. Starting the older
kernel 3.12.0-1-generic resp. 3.12.0-2-generic I could start the system
and evaluate the damages.

The restrictions regarding wubi are well known.



** Attachment added: "grub_2 script to start wubi installations"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1254428/+attachment/3916196/+files/35_Entwickler

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Title:
  update-initramfs breaks  booting kernel

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Startting a wubi-installation after the kernel-image has been managed
  by

   * sudo update-initramfs -u -k 3.12.0-1

  it is not possible to boot with these kernel-image. It ends in a
  busybox. See also the Information given by the attachment

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: initramfs-tools 0.103ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-2.7-generic 3.12.0
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-2-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov 24 12:39:51 2013
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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