A custom kernel for a system with LUKS

asked 2018-05-12 20:52:12 -0600

hsljo gravatar image

I built a custom kernel from 4.16.8 following the requirements here and enabled in-kernel options for all mentioned drivers, file systems, devices and algorithms from that page. But when I boot that kernel, it stops dead at "Starting to forward password requests to Plymouth".

The full kernel config is at https://pastebin.com/bBr1Mczc

In short, ext4, DM, loopback devices, crypto targets, SHA/Twofish/Whirlpool etc crypto algorithms, and all device drivers that exist in this particular box are compiled into the kernel (not as modules).

What am I missing?

The partitions on this box have been created by the Fedora 26 setup using automatic default layout with encryption.

# df
Filesystem               1K-blocks       Used Available Use% Mounted on
devtmpfs                   3802100          0   3802100   0% /dev
tmpfs                      3815908      13256   3802652   1% /dev/shm
tmpfs                      3815908       1376   3814532   1% /run
tmpfs                      3815908          0   3815908   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/mapper/fedora-root   51343840   11120320  37585696  23% /
tmpfs                      3815908          8   3815900   1% /tmp
/dev/sdb1                   999320     234112    696396  26% /boot
/dev/mapper/fedora-home  419382152  144294060 253714960  37% /home

# lvm lvdisplay
File descriptor 10 (pipe:[100000]) leaked on lvm invocation. Parent PID 3886: bash
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/fedora/swap
  LV Name                swap
  VG Name                fedora
  LV UUID                ...
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time localhost, 2018-04-15 08:43:20 -0400
  LV Status              available
  # open                 2
  LV Size                7.41 GiB
  Current LE             1897
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:2

  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/fedora/home
  LV Name                home
  VG Name                fedora
  LV UUID                ...
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time localhost, 2018-04-15 08:43:21 -0400
  LV Status              available
  # open                 1
  LV Size                407.35 GiB
  Current LE             104281
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:3

  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/fedora/root
  LV Name                root
  VG Name                fedora
  LV UUID                ...
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time localhost, 2018-04-15 08:43:33 -0400
  LV Status              available
  # open                 1
  LV Size                50.00 GiB
  Current LE             12800
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:1
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From the boot menu, remove the rhgb and quiet parameters from the kernel command line before booting. See if that gives you any more useful information.

Did you use dracut to create a new initramfs for use with this kernel?

ssieb gravatar imagessieb ( 2018-05-17 15:56:34 -0600 )edit

I am not sure what information should be useful, as it flies past the screen at lightning speed and leaves me with the initialization of USB devices appearing now after "Starting to forward password requests to Plymouth". initramfs got created by make install.

hsljo gravatar imagehsljo ( 2018-05-18 19:03:19 -0600 )edit
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