Bug#1027458: MODULES=dep unbootable on Raspberry Pi 4 booting from USB

From	Archi <JustArchi@JustArchi.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#1027458: MODULES=dep unbootable on Raspberry Pi 4 booting from USB
Date	2025-03-02 19:00 +0100
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Hello Ben,

I can confirm that mentioned merge request fixes the problem for me on 
current version of Debian Testing. Much appreciated!

Regards,

Archi


> Control: tag -1 patch moreinfo
>
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2022 20:17:19 +0000 JustArchi <rpi@JustArchi.net> wrote:
>> Package: initramfs-tools
>> Version: 0.142
>> Severity: important
>>
>> Dear Maintainer,
>>
>> If MODULES=dep is used to trim generated initramfs on Raspberry Pi 4, it results in unbootable initramfs generated if user boots from USB-connected external drive (rather than microSD).
>>
>> In particular, system is unable to find rootfs and after a brief delay bails out to shell prompt.
>>
>> In order to make it work, reset_raspberrypi module has to be included. This is the case with MODULES=most, and precise reason why only MODULES=dep is affected. For MODULES=dep scenarios, reset_raspberrypi has to be manually added to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules.
> [...]
>
> I opened
> <https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/initramfs-tools/-/merge_requests/158>
> in an attempt to fix this.
>
> If you're able to test the packages from
> <https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/initramfs-tools/-/jobs/7184963/artifacts/browse/debian/output/>
> can you verify that they fix the problem for you?
>
> Ben.
>

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Bug#1027458: MODULES=dep unbootable on Raspberry Pi 4 booting from USB Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2025-03-02 16:30 +0100
  Processed: Re: MODULES=dep unbootable on Raspberry Pi 4 booting  from USB "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-03-02 16:30 +0100
  Bug#1027458: MODULES=dep unbootable on Raspberry Pi 4 booting from USB Archi <JustArchi@JustArchi.net> - 2025-03-02 19:00 +0100

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