12:26 p.m.
dracut is not putting libraries like libmount and libblkid in the
initramfs on my system for a few weeks now. Those initramfs' are not
booting. Do you know a way to explicitly request that libraries be
included in the initramfs? I haven't found a way in my research, and
in fact that research says that if programs like mount are included in
the initramfs, then the libraries needed by that executable will also be
included automatically. But, it isn't happening. Which seems strange,
since:
$ ldd /usr/bin/mount
/usr/bin/ldd: line 160: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
linux-vdso.so.1 => linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffc9935e000)
libmount.so.1 => /lib64/libmount.so.1 (0x00007fd3de77a000)
libselinux.so.1 => /lib64/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007fd3de74a000)
libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007fd3de572000)
libblkid.so.1 => /lib64/libblkid.so.1 (0x00007fd3de532000)
libpcre2-8.so.0 => /lib64/libpcre2-8.so.0 (0x00007fd3de492000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
(0x00007fd3de83a000)
mount is included by default in the initramfs, yet,
# lsinitrd
/boot/initramfs-5.19.0-0.rc4.20220701gita175eca0f3d7.36.20220727.fc37.x86_64.img | grep
mount
usrmount
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jul 20 18:03 etc/mtab -> /proc/self/mounts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 Jul 20 18:03
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 48 Jul 20 18:03
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-pre-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1095 Jun 19 15:35 usr/bin/dracut-mount
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 508 Jun 19 15:35 usr/bin/dracut-pre-mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 49240 Jul 20 18:03 usr/bin/mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 36888 Jul 20 18:03 usr/bin/umount
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 20 18:03 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/mount
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 20 18:03 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 756 Jun 19 15:35
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 785 Jun 19 15:35
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1136 Jul 13 04:12
usr/lib/systemd/system/sys-kernel-config.mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 465 Jul 13 04:12
usr/lib/systemd/system/umount.target
This is what an initramfs that boots looks like with respect to mount.
# lsinitrd
/boot/initramfs-5.19.0-0.rc4.20220701gita175eca0f3d7.36.20220703.fc37.x86_64.img | grep
mount
usrmount
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Apr 19 16:17 etc/mtab -> /proc/self/mounts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 Apr 19 16:17
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 48 Apr 19 16:17
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-pre-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1095 Feb 18 04:32 usr/bin/dracut-mount
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 508 Feb 18 04:32 usr/bin/dracut-pre-mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 49240 Apr 19 16:17 usr/bin/mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 36888 Apr 19 16:17 usr/bin/umount
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 292512 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib64/libmount.so.1.1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib64/libmount.so.1 ->
../../lib64/libmount.so.1.1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib64/libmount.so ->
../../lib64/libmount.so.1.1.0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/mount
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 772 Feb 18 04:32
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 801 Feb 18 04:32
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1136 Apr 19 16:17
usr/lib/systemd/system/sys-kernel-config.mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 465 Apr 19 16:17
usr/lib/systemd/system/umount.target
Or failing that, do you know a way to edit the initramfs after it has
been created, in order to add such libraries? In other words, a manual
workaround.
2:55 p.m.
New subject: Does anyone know a way to specify that libraries be added to an initramfs?
On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 12:27 PM stan via users
<users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
dracut is not putting libraries like libmount and libblkid in the
initramfs on my system for a few weeks now. Those initramfs' are not
booting. Do you know a way to explicitly request that libraries be
included in the initramfs? I haven't found a way in my research, and
in fact that research says that if programs like mount are included in
the initramfs, then the libraries needed by that executable will also be
included automatically. But, it isn't happening. Which seems strange,
since:
$ ldd /usr/bin/mount
/usr/bin/ldd: line 160: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: cannot execute binary file: Exec format
error
linux-vdso.so.1 => linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffc9935e000)
libmount.so.1 => /lib64/libmount.so.1 (0x00007fd3de77a000)
libselinux.so.1 => /lib64/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007fd3de74a000)
libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007fd3de572000)
libblkid.so.1 => /lib64/libblkid.so.1 (0x00007fd3de532000)
libpcre2-8.so.0 => /lib64/libpcre2-8.so.0 (0x00007fd3de492000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
(0x00007fd3de83a000)
mount is included by default in the initramfs, yet,
# lsinitrd
/boot/initramfs-5.19.0-0.rc4.20220701gita175eca0f3d7.36.20220727.fc37.x86_64.img | grep
mount
usrmount
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jul 20 18:03 etc/mtab -> /proc/self/mounts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 Jul 20 18:03
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 48 Jul 20 18:03
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-pre-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1095 Jun 19 15:35 usr/bin/dracut-mount
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 508 Jun 19 15:35 usr/bin/dracut-pre-mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 49240 Jul 20 18:03 usr/bin/mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 36888 Jul 20 18:03 usr/bin/umount
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 20 18:03 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/mount
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 20 18:03 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 756 Jun 19 15:35
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 785 Jun 19 15:35
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1136 Jul 13 04:12
usr/lib/systemd/system/sys-kernel-config.mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 465 Jul 13 04:12
usr/lib/systemd/system/umount.target
This is what an initramfs that boots looks like with respect to mount.
# lsinitrd
/boot/initramfs-5.19.0-0.rc4.20220701gita175eca0f3d7.36.20220703.fc37.x86_64.img | grep
mount
usrmount
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Apr 19 16:17 etc/mtab -> /proc/self/mounts
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 44 Apr 19 16:17
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 48 Apr 19 16:17
etc/systemd/system/initrd.target.wants/dracut-pre-mount.service ->
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1095 Feb 18 04:32 usr/bin/dracut-mount
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 508 Feb 18 04:32 usr/bin/dracut-pre-mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 49240 Apr 19 16:17 usr/bin/mount
-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 36888 Apr 19 16:17 usr/bin/umount
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 292512 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib64/libmount.so.1.1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib64/libmount.so.1 ->
../../lib64/libmount.so.1.1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib64/libmount.so ->
../../lib64/libmount.so.1.1.0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/mount
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Apr 19 16:17 usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 772 Feb 18 04:32
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 801 Feb 18 04:32
usr/lib/systemd/system/dracut-pre-mount.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1136 Apr 19 16:17
usr/lib/systemd/system/sys-kernel-config.mount
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 465 Apr 19 16:17
usr/lib/systemd/system/umount.target
Or failing that, do you know a way to edit the initramfs after it has
been created, in order to add such libraries? In other words, a manual
workaround.
Add this option on the dracut command line:
--install-optional <file list>
Or add a file in /etc/dracut.conf.d that contains this:
install_optional_items+=" <file>[ <file> ...] "
Specify additional files to include in the initramfs,
separated by spaces, if they exist.
You may need to add quite a list if it is messing up other
libraries/executables.
11:03 p.m.
On Sat, 6 Aug 2022 14:55:27 -0500
Roger Heflin <rogerheflin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Add this option on the dracut command line:
--install-optional <file list>
Or add a file in /etc/dracut.conf.d that contains this:
install_optional_items+=" <file>[ <file> ...] "
Specify additional files to include in the initramfs,
separated by spaces, if they exist.
You may need to add quite a list if it is messing up other
libraries/executables.
Thanks Roger, that worked to add libraries. I added a few that mount
needed, hoping that dracut would then find the root partition, mount
it, and the kernel would find the rest in the system files. But, it was
not to be, still hung on boot. Since there are about 80 libraries that
are in the initramfs' that boot that aren't in the initramfs' that
don't boot, I'll script it. Fortunately, the install_optional_items
option can be repeated.
For any one reading this in the future, I used the full path to the
libraries and links. dracut copied or created the links correctly.
I'm not sure the path is necessary, since executables can be added as
just the name. But I tried it with the path first, and it worked, so I
never checked.
11:36 a.m.
New subject: Does anyone know a way to specify that libraries be added to an
initramfs? RESOLVED successfuly
On Sat, 6 Aug 2022 21:03:34 -0700
stan via users <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
On Sat, 6 Aug 2022 14:55:27 -0500
Roger Heflin <rogerheflin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Add this option on the dracut command line:
>
> --install-optional <file list>
>
> Or add a file in /etc/dracut.conf.d that contains this:
> install_optional_items+=" <file>[ <file> ...] "
> Specify additional files to include in the initramfs,
> separated by spaces, if they exist.
>
> You may need to add quite a list if it is messing up other
> libraries/executables.
Thanks Roger, that worked to add libraries. I added a few that mount
needed, hoping that dracut would then find the root partition, mount
it, and the kernel would find the rest in the system files. But, it
was not to be, still hung on boot. Since there are about 80 libraries
that are in the initramfs' that boot that aren't in the initramfs'
that don't boot, I'll script it. Fortunately, the
install_optional_items option can be repeated.
I added all the missing libraries, though many of them probably aren't
needed, and the stock Fedora kernel now boots. My custom kernel,
configured to only work on my hardware, still doesn't boot, but that is
tweaking, and will eventually work after experimentation.
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