0017053: Unable to boot new kernel

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0017053	CentOS-8	[All Projects] general	public	2020-02-14 16:15	2020-02-14 16:15

Reporter	deviledeggs
Priority	normal	Severity	major	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	8.1.1911
Target Version		Fixed in Version

Summary	0017053: Unable to boot new kernel
Description	Hi. Lately, I was notified that there was a system upgrade available. Which I did. After reboot, my new boot menu read: CentOS Linux (4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1.x86-64) 8 (Core) CentOS Linux (4.18.0-147.3.1.el8_1.x86-64) 8 (Core) CentOS Linux (4.18.0-147.el8.x86-64) 8 (Core) (0-rescue-[long hexadecimal number]) 8 (Core) Booting the default (147.5.1) brought up the usual prompt for the passphrase required to unlock my encrypted volumes which I entered. But the system didn't recognize my passphrase and after a few unsuccessful attempts opened an emergency shell. (A message about a disk not found stated the obvious as the volume couldn't be opened). Rebooting with 147.3.1 correctly prompted me for my passphrase, which I entered, recognized it and entered the system coorectly. The boot parameters from the boot entries in the boot menu are the very same. This is the second time this happened to me. Somehow, it just seems like the updated kernel is unable to unlock my disks.
Steps To Reproduce	Reboot with kernel 4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1.x86-64. Fails everytime.
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