From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: Peter Kirk Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Problems: reiserfs lvm as / Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 19:15:31 +0200 References: <01051916333601.00791@mama> <3B069CF2.7AAC10DD@ednet.ns.ca> In-Reply-To: <3B069CF2.7AAC10DD@ednet.ns.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01051919153100.01524@mama> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com Sorry, it was a typo, I ment "root=", the lilo.conf should not be my problem, since it works with the 2.4.0 Kernel from SuSE, and I have just about the same settings. But anyhow I'll put the lilo.conf on the end. Am Samstag, 19. Mai 2001 18:18 schrieben Sie: > Peter, > > "boot=" in lilo.conf indicates on which device's MBR lilo is going to be > installed (I think). > > There should be a "root=" entry in lilo.conf as well that indicates where > your root filesystem is located. Can you send your complete lilo.conf file? > > Peter Kirk wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am new to LVM, and I ran into some problems. > > First thing I did, was to setup LVM within the SuSE7.1 setup tools, which > > worked out fine. > > /boot is not on LVM, ext2fs > > swap is not on LVM > > LVM: > > / [reiserfs] > > /usr [reiserfs] > > /home [reiserfs] > > > > I have too disks, so I set the strip option to two, to get better > > performance. Now I want to compile a new kernel (2.4.4), and I cannot get > > lvm working with it. Since root is on LVM I need to do this > > lvmcreate_initrd stuff, but it does not work ! I get: > > > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 file system). > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > 01:00: rw=0, want=4612, limit=4096 > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > 01:00: rw=0, want=4613, limit=4096 > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > 01:00: rw=0, want=4614, limit=4096 > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > 01:00: rw=0, want=4615, limit=4096 > > VFS: Cannot open root device "3a02" or 3a:02 > > Please append the correct "root=" boot option > > kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 3a:02 > > > > in lilo.conf it says: > > boot=/dev/raid/root > > This should be the correct root. It works with the old 2.4.0 Kernel made > > from SuSE, propably something is with the initrd or with the Kernel-Setup > > > > Please help !! > > Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-lvm mailing list > > linux-lvm@sistina.com > > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm --------------------lilo.conf # LILO configuration file # Start LILO global Section # If you want to prevent console users to boot with init=/bin/bash, # restrict usage of boot params by setting a passwd and using the option # restricted. #password=bootpwd #restricted append="vga=0x0301" boot=/dev/hda #compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. vga = normal # force sane state menu-scheme=Wg:kw:Wg:Wg read-only prompt timeout=00 # End LILO global Section # #image = /boot/vmlinuz244 # initrd = /boot/initrd.gz # root = /dev/raid/root # label = linux244 # optional # image = /boot/vmlinuz_24 root = /dev/raid/root label = linux_24 initrd = /boot/initrd_24 optional # image = /boot/memtest.bin label = memtest86 optional