http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=588840 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=588840#c0 Summary: "mkinitrd" cannot create "initrd", when root is on partitioned MD device. Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.3 Version: Milestone 3 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.3 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: DOlsson@WEB.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.0.18) Gecko/2010020400 SUSE/3.0.18-0.1.2 Firefox/3.0.18 During initial installation from DVD with "root" partition onto a partitioned MD device, "mkinitrd" fails during the creation of the "initrd" with the error message (after which the boot loader cannot be installed): Device /dev/md127p1 not handled Message is found in line #81 in "/lib/mkinitrd/setup/72-block.sh". Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot into rescue system 2. Create a partitioned MD device, e.g. like "mdadm --create /dev/md/raid1 --name="raid1" --homehost="MyPC" --level="raid1" --metadata="1.0" --auto=part4 -v -n 2 /dev/sda /dev/sdb 3. Wait until the MD device have sync'ed up (verify using "cat /proc/mdstat"). 4. When MD device has sync'ed up, stop it by using "mdadm --stop /dev/md/raid1". 5. Reboot system 6. Install system using the "Installation" menu from the DVD. 7. By the partitioning, select Customer and select under "RAID" the "md127" and create a root file system on "md127p1". 8. Accept partitioning, and continue with the installation as normal. Actual Results: When the installation process reaches the point where the boot loader is being written, an error message pop-up window will appear with the message that "Device /dev/md127p1 not handled" issued from "/lib/mkinitrd/setup/72-block.sh". Expected Results: The installation process should finish the writing of the boot loader without any error message. -- 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.