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ngahy
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 Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:21 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Boot stuck at "Loading initial ramdisk" |
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I did an install following Full Disk Encryption From Scratch Simplified guide. However, I am stuck
at "Loading initial ramdisk" when I boot.
I used genkernel [genkernel --luks --lvm --no-zfs all ] with --menuconfig to enable some kernel features following suggestions of the Handbook.
.config : https://pastebin.com/hgPa3sJ8
grub.cfg: https://pastebin.com/LtZd78eW
blkid:
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/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/nvme0n1p1: UUID="6F07-FA00" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="grub" PARTUUID="0824cffe-505d-476f-a5bd-7c5f52bd442c"
/dev/nvme0n1p2: UUID="EDCA-2FF9" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="boot" PARTUUID="8aa18b8e-f348-4771-85ea-80c793238e40"
/dev/nvme0n1p3: UUID="b2670a94-041e-4133-8dc9-58c6278384a0" TYPE="crypto_LUKS" PARTLABEL="lvm" PARTUUID="cc58e84a-6469-4ce8-9716-1336fe3bc923"
/dev/sda1: BLOCK_SIZE="2048" UUID="2021-08-08-17-56-45-97" LABEL="Gentoo amd64 20210808T170546Z" TYPE="iso9660" PTUUID="7057d8c5" PTTYPE="dos" PARTUUID="7057d8c5-01"
/dev/sda2: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL_FATBOOT="GENTOOLIVE" LABEL="GENTOOLIVE" UUID="ADDC-CDE8" BLOCK_SIZE="512" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="7057d8c5-02"
/dev/mapper/lvm: UUID="ZZBdD3-nV0X-Xc0W-Mh3l-exlY-fY9C-kayrGc" TYPE="LVM2_member"
/dev/mapper/vg0-root: UUID="133177fa-24fa-4a71-a37d-59a1743460a6" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/mapper/vg0-var: UUID="18dd3474-5b22-4cca-8c13-28022f4a802d" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/mapper/vg0-home: UUID="d8aba8b6-94c1-466c-bc95-8a778380223c" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" |
lspci -nk: https://pastebin.com/HUGPE0nr
Do you have any idea on what is going on and how to solve this issue?
Thank you
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alamahant
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Plz make sure you have
1.built grub with USE="device-mapper" and
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="dolvm crypt_root=UUID=b2670a94-041e-4133-8dc9-58c6278384a0:lvm real_root=/dev/mapper/vg0-root rootfstype=ext4"
and
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="part_msdos part_gpt lvm luks" ##### only needed if /boot is on lvm and/or luks but good to have nonetheless
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in /etc/default/grub
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rc-update add lvm boot
rc-update add dmcrypt boot
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
reboot
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If problem persists then incomplete kernel.
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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ngahy,
"Loading initial ramdisk" is the last message printed by grub before the kernel is executed.
The kernel should switch to a framebuffer console. It probably has but its chosen a broken one, so you don't see any console output.
The boot could proceed normally, even though you can't see it.
You should have exactly three framebuffer drivers on.
VESA, EFI and Simple. EFI is only useful if you EFI boot.
Remake your kernel with those three framebuffer drivers and turn off any others.
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ngahy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | ngahy,
"Loading initial ramdisk" is the last message printed by grub before the kernel is executed.
The kernel should switch to a framebuffer console. It probably has but its chosen a broken one, so you don't see any console output.
The boot could proceed normally, even though you can't see it.
You should have exactly three framebuffer drivers on.
VESA, EFI and Simple. EFI is only useful if you EFI boot.
Remake your kernel with those three framebuffer drivers and turn off any others. |
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! 
I recompiled the kernel enabling CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE and now it works! |
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NeddySeagoon
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ngahy,
It may start on Simple Framebuffer but it should switch to something more capable if all is well, so I was expecting you to report that now you can see some error messages. :)
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