Hi,
/dev/mapper is created but it is virtually empty (except for a char device).
I was asking what populates /dev/mapper with the LV devices.
I do have a separate /boot partition (it's /dev/sda1). And I have a second
partition /dev/sda2 of LVM type on which I have 4 LVs.
Thanks!
On 19.10.2014 13:16, Richard Melville wrote:
I am not sure: is the kernel meant to create the /dev/mapper LVM
logical volumes or it's the initrd's job?
And how can I fix the mkinitramfs errors?
The kernel creates /dev/mapper. So, with or without an initrd the
devices should be listed under /dev, providing, of course, that the
kernel has been configured correctly, as shown above.
BTW I don't think that you need an initramfs; I seem to remember
booting to an LVM partition in the past (when I used LVM) without an
initramfs. In fact, on LFS I've never used an initramfs for anything;
it just complicates matters and is unnecessary, IMO.
I have to confess that I've not been following this thread in detail;
do you have a separate /boot partition?
Richard
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