[linux-lvm] Failed to boot 2.6.6 with root on lvm

Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh) jean-luc.coulon at wanadoo.fr
Mon Jun 21 20:14:55 UTC 2004


Hi Jeff,

Le 21.06.2004 18:20:33, Jeffrey Layton a écrit :
> On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 13:12, Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh) wrote:
> 
> > If I tell grub:
> > root=/dev/ram0 lvm2root=/dev/vg00/root_lv I get the following
> messages
> > at boot :
> > [ ... ]
> > device-mapper: 4.1.0-ioct (2003-12-10) initialised:
> dm at uk.syistina.com
> > [ ... ]
> > VFS cannot open root device "ram0" or unknown-block (0,0)
> > Please apped a correct "root=" boot option
> 
> Do you have an appropriate initrd line in the GRUB stanza? Also, do
> you
> have initrd support built into your kernel?

I had the appropriate initrd line but I forgot initrd int he kernel  
configuration (I had setup the ram device but as a module so he didnt  
ask me for the initrd).

Thank you for pointing me where was the problem.

2.6.6 is working fine (for the moment) on my lvm system.

--
	Jean-Luc
> -- Jeff
> 
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