Re: [gentoo-user] lvm problem -- is timing?

[Maxim Wexler <maxim.wexler@gmail.com>]

> So you should really put device-mapper into the boot runlevel. And btw, why
> do
> compile things as modules which you need in any case? Doesn't make sense to
> me.
>

I put device-mapper into the boot runlevel. I re-compiled the kernel
with dm-mod=<*>, dm_crypt=<*>, mmc_block=<*> and rebooted.

No change.

Near the start of boot messages this appears:

*Setting up the Logical Volume Manager
Locking type 1 initilisation failed.

There follows a couple of screenfuls of self-abuse then

*ERROR: lvm failed to start.

Followed by fsck.ext2 complaining it can't read the volumes,
naturally, since they're are'nt mounted.

a screenful or two of this then

* Some local filesystems failed to mount

La di da

Then

*Configuring kernel parameters...

Finally the volumes are found and mounted and the login appears. All
seems normal except that under /etc/init.d  depscan.sh and
runscript.sh are flashing white on red indicating that they now point
to nothing. And whatever else I haven't spotted yet.

mw