Bug 2118028 - Live ISO fails to boot: Error: /dev/root does not exist
Summary: Live ISO fails to boot: Error: /dev/root does not exist
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: LiveCD
Version: 36
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Matthias Clasen
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-08-13 15:22 UTC by Thomas Deutschmann
Modified: 2023-05-25 17:50 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2023-05-25 17:50:54 UTC
Type: Bug
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rdsosreport.txt (6.64 MB, text/plain)
2022-08-13 15:22 UTC, Thomas Deutschmann
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Description Thomas Deutschmann 2022-08-13 15:22:46 UTC
Created attachment 1905294 [details]
rdsosreport.txt

Description of problem:
I am trying to boot Fedora-Server-netinst-x86_64-36-1.5.iso on bare metal through a Lantronix (Peppercon) SLS KVM Console which fails.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
5.17.5-300.fc36.x86_64 (ISO timestamp 2022-05-04-18-33-31-00)


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Mount ISO on Lantronix KVM console and try to boot


Actual results:
[...]
[  320.579171] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: dracut-initqueue: timeout, still waiting for following initqueue hooks:
[  320.580751] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: /lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/finished/devexists-\x2fdev\x2froot.sh: "[ -e "/dev/root" ]"
[  320.581946] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: /lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/finished/wait_for_settle.sh: "[ -f /tmp/settle.done ]"
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: dracut-initqueue: starting timeout scripts
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: ############# Anaconda installer errors begin #############
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: #                                                         #
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: It seems that the boot has failed. Possible causes include
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: missing inst.stage2 or inst.repo boot parameters on the
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: kernel cmdline. Please verify that you have specified
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: inst.stage2 or inst.repo.
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: Please also note that the 'inst.' prefix is now mandatory.
[  320.583892] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: #                                                         #
[  320.595984] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: ####     Installer errors encountered during boot:     ####
[  320.595984] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: #                                                         #
[  320.595984] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: /lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/timeout/50-anaconda-error-reporting.sh: line 19: /run/anaconda/initrd_errors.txt: No such file or directory
[  320.595984] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: #                                                         #
[  320.595984] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: ############# Anaconda installer errors end ###############
[  321.594711] fedora dracut-initqueue[1059]: Warning: Could not boot.
[  321.609663] fedora systemd[1]: Starting dracut-emergency.service - Dracut Emergency Shell...


Expected results:
installation pass


Additional info:
I am experiencing similar boot failures using systemrescuecd with this Lantronix KVM which I reported upstream as https://gitlab.com/systemrescue/systemrescue-sources/-/issues/276 which could be related.

Comment 1 Thomas Deutschmann 2022-08-14 03:13:22 UTC
We found the issue and a fix is available: Bug is in udevd, see https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/24309

Comment 2 Ben Cotton 2023-04-25 17:45:52 UTC
This message is a reminder that Fedora Linux 36 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora Linux 36 on 2023-05-16.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
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Comment 3 Ludek Smid 2023-05-25 17:50:54 UTC
Fedora Linux 36 entered end-of-life (EOL) status on 2023-05-16.

Fedora Linux 36 is no longer maintained, which means that it
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