New initramfs won't stick

[mpatt...@gmail.com]

Hi there,

My USB keyboard requires a kernel module that isn't contained within initramfs by default (hid-logitech-hidpp).

I have added a new file to the dracut modules conf directory which contains:

add_drivers+=" hid-logitech-hidpp "

After creating a new initramfs, I have checked the contents with lsinitrd and the kernel module is there.

However after I reboot, the keyboard still doesn't work at the LUKS decrypt prompt.

When I check the initramfs again, the kernel module isn't there?

Do I have to do something else to make the change stick?

M.

[Marek Marczykowski-Górecki]

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On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 04:39:47AM -0700, mpatt...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> My USB keyboard requires a kernel module that isn't contained within initramfs by default (hid-logitech-hidpp).
>
> I have added a new file to the dracut modules conf directory which contains:

Just to make sure: it should be in /etc/dracut.conf.d

> add_drivers+=" hid-logitech-hidpp "
>
> After creating a new initramfs, I have checked the contents with lsinitrd and the kernel module is there.
>
> However after I reboot, the keyboard still doesn't work at the LUKS decrypt prompt.
>
> When I check the initramfs again, the kernel module isn't there?
>
> Do I have to do something else to make the change stick?

Do you boot in UEFI mode? In such a case, initramfs is on ESP, not /boot
directly. The path is /boot/efi/EFI/qubes/initramfs-KERNELVERSION, so
you need to pass this path to dracut when generating it.

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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[mpatt...@gmail.com]

Thanks for the very quick reply! Yes I think you are correct. I will give it a go, passing the correct path for efi.

[Mike Patton]

On Wednesday, 8 June 2016 23:25:14 UTC+10, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:

Just to make sure: it should be in /etc/dracut.conf.d

Do you boot in UEFI mode? In such a case, initramfs is on ESP, not /boot
directly. The path is /boot/efi/EFI/qubes/initramfs-KERNELVERSION, so
you need to pass this path to dracut when generating it.

- --
Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab

Boom! Headshot!  Yes, that was it.  No issues after running dracut with the correct path.

Thanks again for the great support.

M.