Re: Kernel 2.6.25.10-86 can't find root on lvm

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On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:29:37 -0400, sean darcy wrote:

> Jorgen Jonsson wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:37:04 -0400, David C. Chipman wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Jorgen,
>>>
>>> 		Here are the two kernel lines from your grub
>>> configuration:
>>>
>>>>     kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.10-86.fc9.i686 ro root=/dev/dm-0 quiet
>>>> usbcore.au tosuspend=1 agp=off agppart=off
>>>>     kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.10-85.fc9.i686 ro
>>>> root=UUID=27915760-e016-4843-9d 85-6642e29dc74c quiet
>>> I notice that the data passed with the root option is different in
>>> both cases. I notice that the kernel line for the newer kernel points
>>> to a device file, while your root option for the working kernel passes
>>> a string of letters and numbers. *First of all*: Back up your
>>> "/boot/grub/grub.conf" file.  Try copying the string of letters and
>>> numbers from the working kernel line, and replace the device file name
>>> with the letters and numbers. Good luck,
>>>
>>> 			-David Chipman
>>>
>>> 			PS: You might try posting a bugzilla entry in
>>> the Fedora Bugzilla system about this.
>> 
>> As I said in my post, I've tried with the UUID root line, still gets
>> can't find /dev/root
>> 
> You might try making a new initrd:  mkinitrd -o myinitrd ...
> 
> As far as I can tell, initrd seems to have some control over /dev/root.
> 
> sean

Dissected the initrd-images from -85 and -86 and found that yhe init-file 
misses the folloeing:
echo Scanning logical volumes
lvm vgscan --ignorelockingfailure
echo Activating logical volumes
lvm vgchange -ay --ignorelockingfailure  VolGroup00



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