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On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:40:32 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> >> update LVM2 |
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> >> kernel remains the same |
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> >> reboot |
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> >> initramfs finds all PVS and activates VG |
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> >> main system init |
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> >> /etc/init.d/lvm2 start |
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> >> error can't read from USB PVS |
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> >> login to system with missing PVS |
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> >> /etc/init.d/lvm2 restart |
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> >> all PVS listed |
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> >> reboot several times to verify it wasn't just a stuck service, |
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> >> exactly the same |
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> >> now ok but restarting a boot service manually required (!) |
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> > I updated the initramfs and rebooted and all problems went away |
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This sounds like a bug in LVM. If it was down to a version clash, why did |
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a restart find the PVs? |
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> And this is *precisely* what scares me about this. |
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> This simply should not be, period. Support for separate /usr without |
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> initramfs simply SHOULD NOT be dropped unless/until things like this |
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> (updating lvm) can *never* cause a system to fail to boot like this. |
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This is irrelevant to separate /usr. an initramfs is required if / is on |
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a VM, whether or not /usr is on the same LV. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Top Oxymorons Number 23: Sweet sorrow |
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