the actual error i have now copied down: VFS: Cannot open root device "3a00" or 3a:00. Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 3a:00 a few lines above this error i see a line that reads: Partition check: Floppy drive(s) FDC0 LVM version 1.05 (15/07/2002) i guess it can actually read the /etc/fstab? which i have a line that reads "root=/dev/vg00/lvol0" if my root is not on lvm, just say, /home and /usr are on lvm, then it works fine. i have inserted the following to my rc.sysinit: if [ -e /proc -a -x /sbin/vgchange -a -f /etc/lvmtab ]; then action "Setting up LVM" /sbin/vgscan action "Initialising LVM" /sbin/vgchange -a y fi i have tried to move the /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf to /boot (not on lvm) and then create sym links to them. then initrd / lvmcreate_initrd and adjust lilo.conf.... same result. please help. thanks. ---------------------------------------------- \305w\252\357\250\317\245\316 hongkon.com \271q\244l\266l\245\363\250t\262\316 Thank you for using hongkong.com Email system _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
