Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem(s)

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 16 June 2009 17:52:28 Maxim Wexler wrote:
> >> FWIW only one device, the SD card, can't be found and it is listed
> >> about 20 times in the boot console before the LVM gives up.
> >
> > Is everything needed to use the SD card compiled into the kernel? As it
> > works after everything is loaded, I suspect not. Look for anything
> > relevant in the output of lsmod after the system loads and the card is
> > working, then either add those modules to the autoload file, or build
> > them into the kernel.
>
> One step forward, two steps back. The missing module is mmc_block
> which I added to the file /etc/conf.d/modules(I upgraded to
> baselayout-2 thinking this would help).  Did no good. I see dm-mod and
> mmc_block getting loaded alright and then just after 'Setting up the
> Logical Volume Manager':
>
> Locking type 1 initialisation failed
> Couldn't find devices with  uuid etc...

My unorthodox but highly effective way to resolve issues like this:

If google or menuconfig's help function doesn't give me an answer in 10 
minutes, I boot off Ubuntu Netbook Remix on a usb stick (it's a 1G download), 
and note which modules it loads and settings it uses for stuff. Boot back into 
gentoo, configure and build accordingly ... sorted

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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com