http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590000 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590000#c6 --- Comment #6 from David Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> 2010-03-31 04:02:05 UTC --- Michal, OK, I give... "What am I screwing up?" Device mapper doesn't seem to be finding the array that is right in front of its face. I fumbled around a bit trying to get it to work, but it never would. Here is a chronology of my fumbling: [22:23 ecstasy:/home/david] # /sbin/mkinitrd_setup Scanning scripts ... Resolve dependencies ... Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/setup ... Install symlinks in /lib/mkinitrd/boot ... [22:24 ecstasy:/home/david] # mkinitrd Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.25.20-0.5-default modprobe: unrecognized option '--resolve-alias' Usage: modprobe [-v] [-V] [-C config-file] [-n] [-i] [-q] [-b] [-o <modname>] [ --dump-modversions ] <modname> [parameters...] modprobe -r [-n] [-i] [-v] <modulename> ... modprobe -l -t <dirname> [ -a <modulename> ...] Root device: /dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 Device mapper!nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 not found in sysfs [22:24 ecstasy:/home/david] # vi /boot/grub/menu.lst [22:25 ecstasy:/home/david] # grep vmlinuz /boot/grub/menu.lst kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 resume=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x31a kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off x11failsafe vga=0x31a [22:37 ecstasy:/home/david/suse] # rpm -ivh --force kernel-*rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:kernel-syms ########################################### [ 50%] 2:kernel-default ########################################### [100%] Setting up /lib/modules/2.6.25.20-0.7-default Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.7-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.25.20-0.7-default modprobe: unrecognized option '--resolve-alias' Usage: modprobe [-v] [-V] [-C config-file] [-n] [-i] [-q] [-b] [-o <modname>] [ --dump-modversions ] <modname> [parameters...] modprobe -r [-n] [-i] [-v] <modulename> ... modprobe -l -t <dirname> [ -a <modulename> ...] Root device: /dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 Device mapper!nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 not found in sysfs /sbin/mkinitrd failed error: %post(kernel-default-2.6.25.20-0.7.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 [22:38 ecstasy:/home/david/suse] # l /dev/mapper total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 380 2010-03-30 22:16 ./ drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 5620 2010-03-30 22:20 ../ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 2010-03-30 22:16 control -> ../device-mapper brw------- 1 root root 253, 0 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja brw------- 1 root root 253, 2 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part1 brw------- 1 root root 253, 8 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part10 brw------- 1 root root 253, 9 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part11 brw------- 1 root root 253, 10 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part12 brw------- 1 root root 253, 3 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part5 brw------- 1 root root 253, 4 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part6 brw------- 1 root root 253, 5 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part7 brw------- 1 root root 253, 6 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part8 brw------- 1 root root 253, 7 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_baaccaja_part9 brw------- 1 root root 253, 1 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_fdaacfde brw------- 1 root root 253, 11 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_fdaacfde_part1 brw------- 1 root root 253, 12 2010-03-30 22:19 nvidia_fdaacfde_part5 brw------- 1 root root 253, 13 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 brw------- 1 root root 253, 14 2010-03-30 22:16 nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 brw------- 1 root root 253, 15 2010-03-30 22:19 nvidia_fdaacfde_part8 Hmmm.... [22:52 ecstasy:/boot] # l total 20509 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 3072 2010-03-30 22:52 ./ drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 2010-03-30 22:19 ../ -rw------- 1 root root 512 2009-04-14 19:22 backup_mbr lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 2008-10-17 22:02 boot -> ./ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83043 2009-08-14 07:39 config-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83043 2010-03-01 10:36 config-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -rw------- 1 root root 49 2010-03-18 01:46 .directory drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 2010-03-30 22:25 grub/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 2010-03-30 22:51 initrd -> initrd-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6114957 2009-08-20 17:34 initrd-2.6.25.20-0.5-default drwx------ 2 root root 12288 2008-10-17 21:59 lost+found/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 115828 2010-03-18 02:30 memtest.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 593408 2010-01-20 18:52 message -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 240694 2009-08-14 07:40 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 240887 2010-03-01 10:56 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-debug.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 283169 2010-03-01 10:36 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108555 2010-03-01 10:44 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-lockdep.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 277661 2010-03-01 10:45 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-xen.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 441111 2009-08-14 07:40 symtypes-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 441121 2010-03-01 10:36 symtypes-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 126896 2009-08-14 07:40 symvers-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 126915 2010-03-01 10:36 symvers-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1176821 2009-08-14 07:34 System.map-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1177117 2010-03-01 10:32 System.map-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2505238 2009-08-14 07:39 vmlinux-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2505320 2010-03-01 10:36 vmlinux-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.gz lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2010-03-30 22:52 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2109784 2009-08-14 07:34 vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2109912 2010-03-01 10:33 vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.7-default [22:52 ecstasy:/boot] # ln -sf initrd-2.6.25.20-0.7-default initrd [22:53 ecstasy:/boot] # ln -sf vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.7-default vmlinuz [22:54 ecstasy:/boot] # mkinitrd -k vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -M System.map-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -i initrd-2.6.25.20-0.7-default Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.7-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.25.20-0.7-default modprobe: unrecognized option '--resolve-alias' Usage: modprobe [-v] [-V] [-C config-file] [-n] [-i] [-q] [-b] [-o <modname>] [ --dump-modversions ] <modname> [parameters...] modprobe -r [-n] [-i] [-v] <modulename> ... modprobe -l -t <dirname> [ -a <modulename> ...] Root device: /dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 (mounted on / as ext3) Resume device: /dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 Device mapper!nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 not found in sysfs [22:55 ecstasy:/boot] # l total 20509 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 3072 2010-03-30 22:53 ./ drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 2010-03-30 22:19 ../ -rw------- 1 root root 512 2009-04-14 19:22 backup_mbr lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 2008-10-17 22:02 boot -> ./ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83043 2009-08-14 07:39 config-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83043 2010-03-01 10:36 config-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -rw------- 1 root root 49 2010-03-18 01:46 .directory drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 2010-03-30 22:25 grub/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 2010-03-30 22:53 initrd -> initrd-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6114957 2009-08-20 17:34 initrd-2.6.25.20-0.5-default drwx------ 2 root root 12288 2008-10-17 21:59 lost+found/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 115828 2010-03-18 02:30 memtest.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 593408 2010-01-20 18:52 message -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 240694 2009-08-14 07:40 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 240887 2010-03-01 10:56 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-debug.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 283169 2010-03-01 10:36 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108555 2010-03-01 10:44 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-lockdep.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 277661 2010-03-01 10:45 symsets-2.6.25.20-0.7-xen.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 441111 2009-08-14 07:40 symtypes-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 441121 2010-03-01 10:36 symtypes-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 126896 2009-08-14 07:40 symvers-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 126915 2010-03-01 10:36 symvers-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1176821 2009-08-14 07:34 System.map-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1177117 2010-03-01 10:32 System.map-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2505238 2009-08-14 07:39 vmlinux-2.6.25.20-0.5-default.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2505320 2010-03-01 10:36 vmlinux-2.6.25.20-0.7-default.gz lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2010-03-30 22:53 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.7-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2109784 2009-08-14 07:34 vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2109912 2010-03-01 10:33 vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.7-default [22:55 ecstasy:/boot] # Ok, so now I basically just reconfigure for 2.6.25.20-0.5: [22:55 ecstasy:/boot] # ln -sf initrd-2.6.25.20-0.5-default initrd [23:00 ecstasy:/boot] # ln -sf vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default vmlinuz [23:00 ecstasy:/boot] # cat grub/menu.lst # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Thu Aug 20 17:34:22 CDT 2009 default 0 timeout 6 gfxmenu (hd0,4)/message ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.20-0.5 root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 resume=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x31a initrd /initrd-2.6.25.20-0.5-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.20-0.5 root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.20-0.5-default root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off x11failsafe vga=0x31a initrd /initrd-2.6.25.20-0.5-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Memory Test (memtest86+) -- openSUSE 11.0 - Memory Test (memtest86+) kernel (hd0,4)/memtest.bin root=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 resume=/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x31a ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.19-3.2 (/dev/sdc1)### title Archlinux 2009.02 rootnoverify (hd1,5) # configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst # makeactive chainloader (hd1)+1 ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy### title Floppy rootnoverify (hd0,4) chainloader (fd0)+1 What do you suggest we try next? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.