so, booting with init=/bin/bash, making chmod -x /etc/init.d/lvm and finally exec /sbin/init I can boot and this is the output of the lvm script as you requested:
$ cat /root/lvm.log + modprobe lvm + modprobe lvm-mod + modprobe dm-mod + set -e + . /lib/lsb/init-functions + FANCYTTY= + [ -e /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh ] + . /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh + . /etc/default/rcS + TMPTIME=0 + SULOGIN=no + DELAYLOGIN=no + UTC=yes + VERBOSE=no + EDITMOTD=yes + FSCKFIX=no + test -x /sbin/lvmiopversion -a -x /sbin/vgscan -a -x /sbin/vgchange + test -f /etc/default/lvm-common + . /etc/default/lvm-common /etc/init.d/lvm: 57: Syntax error: Bad substitution as a side note, the evms scripts returns "failed" during the boot process. -- lvm initialization hangs during boot or when running /etc/init.d/lvm start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs