> > > I am trying to install the LVM v1.0.3 in a RedHat 7.2 but I have some > problems. I am following the HowTo ( > http://www.sistina.com/lvm_howtos/lvm_howto) and I have carried out > the steps there suitable. I recompiled Kernel to be able to support > LVM etc... At the moment I have the following hard disks: > > / dev/hda1 ext2 (Linux native) > / dev/hdb1 swap (Linux swap) > / dev/hdc1 ext2 (LVM volume) > > In the / dev/hda1 has installed the current RedHat, but what I attempt > is migrate the / to a LVM volume (following the howto > http://www.sistina.com/lvm_howtos/lvm_howto/Converting_a_root_filesys.html > ) but here it is where I have problems. The unit LVM is created and it > is activated in the boot process. I have copied the whole content of > the / less /boot directory. The problem comes when wanting to pull up > Linux having the / in the volume LVM (/dev/hdc1). The modifications of > the one in the /etc/fstab of the /dev/hdc1 is carried out, as well as > the creation of the initrd and in the grub I have added the correct > option to be able to start up: > > title Net Hat Linux (2.4.7-10) VLM Support > root (hd0,0) > kernel / boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10feb2002 mem=250M ramdisk=5038 ro > root=/dev/q3xvol/ro > initrd / boot/initrd-lvm-2.4.7-10feb2002.gz > isn't it mentioned in the how-to smth about ramdisk ~8000 you can try to append at boot ramdisk_size=10000 or smth bigger and option ramdisk seems to be depricated > When I start up and I select this option and the system it begins to > start up.... but shortcomings take place: > > . > hdb:<7> LDM: DEBUG (ldm.c, 876): validate_partition_table: Found > basic MS-DOS partition, not to dynamic disk. > hdb1 > hdc:<7> LDM: DEBUG (ldm.c, 876): validate_partition_table: Found > basic MS-DOS partition, not to dynamic disk. > hdc1 > Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M > . > thats not important, it simply says that you don't have win2k/ winXP dynamic disks > > . > NET4 LinuxIPX 0.47 for NET4.0 > IPX Portions Copyright (c) 1995 Boiler, Inc > IPX Portions Copyright (c) 2000, 2001 Conectiva, Inc > Kernel panic: I have not root and I want to scream. > is there nothing about "trying to read beyond end of device " > > > And the system stops having that reeboot. It seems that he doesn't > find or it cannot mount the root. Does somebody know what it happens? > Some idea? > > Thank you for the help! > could you post your fstabs _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html
