[Bug 1326199] Re: initramfs-tools ROOTDELAY too low, box drops into shell during boot

[Adam Conrad]

** Project changed: initramfs-tools => initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Adam Conrad (adconrad)

** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Adam Conrad (adconrad)

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Title:
  initramfs-tools ROOTDELAY too low, box drops into shell during boot

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “initramfs-tools” source package in Trusty:
  New

Bug description:
  After installing Trusty on a ppc64el box, each boot drops into a shell
  because we aren't waiting long enough for the root device:

  Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
   - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
     - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
     - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
   - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
  ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid/d55ef64e-2d0c-4a51-9c6f-20999ee0276e does not exist. Dropping to a shell!

  The dmesg shows the device appeared at 49 seconds:

  [ 49.367749] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3

  I could fix this by overriding ROOTDELAY on the command line:

  rootdelay=180

  Could we get ROOTDELAY in initramfs-tools bumped for ppc64el?

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