Re: Lenny boot fails with /root in MD on LVM; patch included

2009-05-04 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Alexis Rosen [2009.05.04.1952 +0200]: > A1 and B1 are mirrored together by md, making "md0" for use as /boot. > A2 and B2 EACH and SEPARATELY become an LVM2 PV ("PV1" and "PV2"). > PV1 and PV2 EACH and SEPARATELY become an LVM2 LVG ("LVG1" and "LVG2"). > LVG1 and LVG2 are carved up in

Lenny boot fails with /root in MD on LVM; patch included

2009-05-04 Thread Alexis Rosen
This was my first attempt to install Debian, and my first exposure to Linux's boot sequence. A short patch for the problem reported is enclosed, but it almost certainly needs improvement for the general case. I am prototyping a larger system with an old p3-800 with two 80GB disks. The dis