On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:40:32 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: > >> update LVM2 > >> kernel remains the same > >> reboot > >> initramfs finds all PVS and activates VG > >> main system init > >> /etc/init.d/lvm2 start > >> error can't read from USB PVS > >> login to system with missing PVS > >> /etc/init.d/lvm2 restart > >> all PVS listed > >> reboot several times to verify it wasn't just a stuck service, > >> exactly the same > >> now ok but restarting a boot service manually required (!) > > > I updated the initramfs and rebooted and all problems went away
This sounds like a bug in LVM. If it was down to a version clash, why did a restart find the PVs? > And this is *precisely* what scares me about this. > > This simply should not be, period. Support for separate /usr without > initramfs simply SHOULD NOT be dropped unless/until things like this > (updating lvm) can *never* cause a system to fail to boot like this. This is irrelevant to separate /usr. an initramfs is required if / is on a VM, whether or not /usr is on the same LV. -- Neil Bothwick Top Oxymorons Number 23: Sweet sorrow
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