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2009-01-29 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#513504: flash-kernel should handle LVM roots better

2009-01-29 Thread Martin Michlmayr
severity 513504 important thanks * Paul Jakma [2009-01-29 17:45]: > Package: flash-kernel > Version: 2.12 > Severity: critical Thinking about this some more, I realized that this situation must be quite rare. d-i generates a /etc/fstab in the form of /dev/mapper/... so in order to end up with a

Bug#513504: flash-kernel should handle LVM roots better

2009-01-29 Thread Paul Jakma
Hi, This works for me, see comments below! On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Martin Michlmayr wrote: maks, can you comment on this patch. I've attached the full hook for context. Maybe you'll find other cases that need to be handled in a special way. Index: initramfs-tools/hooks/flash_kernel_set_root

Bug#513504: flash-kernel should handle LVM roots better

2009-01-29 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Paul Jakma [2009-01-29 17:45]: > A workaround, according to tbm, would be to have flash-kernel > canonicalise LVM devices to their /dev/mapper/... form - I gather. It's not a workaround; it's the proper solution. maks, can you comment on this patch. I've attached the full hook for context. M

Bug#513504: flash-kernel should handle LVM roots better

2009-01-29 Thread Paul Jakma
Package: flash-kernel Version: 2.12 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system LVM roots are not handled well. If one specifies an LVM root in /etc/fstab in the form of /dev/vg/lv (e.g. /dev/VG-n2100/root_lv) then the system will fail to boot. Instead, one must use the /dev/mapp