diff -Nru initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu6/debian/changelog initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu7~ppa2/debian/changelog
--- initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu6/debian/changelog	2008-07-16 05:10:08.000000000 -0500
+++ initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu7~ppa2/debian/changelog	2008-07-24 21:22:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu7~ppa2) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * scripts/local: call the failure hooks before all hope is lost.
+  * scripts/functions: break the failure hooks call in panic() into a
+    separate, independently callable function.
+  * Fixes required for (LP: #120375).
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:30:10 -0500
+
 initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu6) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * Replace /bin/mount by a symlink to busybox if busybox is available;
diff -Nru /tmp/O6XDs5hTpF/initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu6/scripts/functions /tmp/t8LbZmtpa3/initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu7~ppa2/scripts/functions
--- initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu6/scripts/functions	2008-06-30 00:26:27.000000000 -0500
+++ initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu7~ppa2/scripts/functions	2008-07-24 19:12:29.000000000 -0500
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 	_log_msg "Done."
 }
 
+call_failure_hooks()
+{
+	if [ -r "/tmp/mountroot-fail.hooks" ]; then
+		mountroot_fail_hooks=$(cat /tmp/mountroot-fail.hooks)
+		for mr_fh in ${mountroot_fail_hooks}; do
+			${mr_fh} mountfail
+		done
+	fi
+}
+
 panic()
 {
 	local mountroot_fail_hooks mr_fh
@@ -53,13 +63,7 @@
 	# Call mountroot failure hooks if requested.
 	if [ "${1}" = "-r" ]; then
 		shift 1
-
-		if [ -r "/tmp/mountroot-fail.hooks" ]; then
-			mountroot_fail_hooks=$(cat /tmp/mountroot-fail.hooks)
-			for mr_fh in ${mountroot_fail_hooks}; do
-				${mr_fh} mountfail
-			done
-		fi
+		call_failure_hooks
 	fi
 
 	modprobe i8042
diff -Nru /tmp/O6XDs5hTpF/initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu6/scripts/local /tmp/t8LbZmtpa3/initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu7~ppa2/scripts/local
--- initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu6/scripts/local	2008-07-02 11:21:46.000000000 -0500
+++ initramfs-tools-0.92bubuntu7~ppa2/scripts/local	2008-07-24 19:12:48.000000000 -0500
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	call_failure_hooks
+
 	# We've given up, but we'll let the user fix matters if they can
 	while [ ! -e "${ROOT}" ] || ! /lib/udev/vol_id "${ROOT}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! /sbin/udevadm settle; do
 		# give hint about renamed root
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@
 		echo "   - Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)"
 		echo "   - Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)"
 		echo " - Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)"
-		panic -r "ALERT!  ${ROOT} does not exist.  Dropping to a shell!"
+		panic "ALERT!  ${ROOT} does not exist.  Dropping to a shell!"
 	done
 
 	# Get the root filesystem type if not set