Re: initramfs-tools
[ correcting the ml cc *grml* ]
On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 08:36:54PM +0100, Mauro Sanna wrote:
> maximilian attems wrote:
> >[ keep the mailinglist on cc, that is _not_ a private request! ]
> >
> >On Mon, 29 Jan 2007, Mauro Sanna wrote:
> >
> >>Il giorno lun, 29/01/2007 alle 15.43 +0100, maximilian attems ha
> >>scritto:
> >>>hi,
> >>>
> >>>On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 10:05:57AM +0100, Mauro Sanna wrote:
> >>>>Hallo.
> >>>>I'm using etch and initramfs-tools version 0.85e.
> >>>>I'm also using lvm.
> >>>>I've noticed that there is no lvm hook
> >>>>under /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks.
> >>>>It's a bug?
> >>>yes and no unfortunately.
> >>>yes as lvm2 will release without it's own hooks for etch.
> >>>no as mkinitramfs as support build in.
> >>Without lvm2 hook how I can generate my initrd with lvm2 support?
> >
> >please reread aboves phrase.
> >
>
> The problem is: I've installed sarge with /boot in a traditional
> partition and lvm for the remaining disk space, kernel 2.6.8 with initrd.
> Start the system and is all ok.
> Then I've upgraded to etch, kernel 2.6.18 and initramfs-tools.
> The kernel upgrade runs mkinitramfs.
> Then I restart the system and it says that cannot find my volume group
> and is "waiting for root filesystem..."
> In my preceding upgrades, months ago, I didn't had this problem.
> Why now I have?
well how about you file a bug report.
anyway most probably you are passing a wrong root param,
lvm2 root needs to be of the form /dev/mapper/vg-lv
and not the symlink /dev/vg/lv
if that is not the case you provide much to less useful info,
so fire up reportbug on that box against initramfs-tools.
--
maks
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