Thanks a lot for answering.
> > Version: sid > > This is no valid version. Please be more accurate. Sorry, I cannot access the filesystem to check. I dist-upgraded the whole system from Sid on Thursday if that helps. > > > > Works flawless on my testsystem. Maybe you need a rootdelay=10. I tried that, but it did not help. Same error and ALERT! /dev/mapper/vg1_lv1 does not exist. Dropping to shell. I now think it could also be something with the encryption. With live CDs I can't "cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 root" although I am sure I know the password. I entered it a thousand times. My other password encrypted drive mounts fine from a rescue system.