>work. You have to use the --lvm-version=2 option to mkinitrd. kernel panic, this time VFS: Cannot open root device "3a00" or 3a:00 Output from mkinitrd: [root@kjartan root]# mkinitrd -v -f --lvm-version=2 /boot/initrd-2.4.22.img 2.4.22 Looking for deps of module aic7xxx scsi_mod Looking for deps of module scsi_mod Looking for deps of module sd_mod scsi_mod Looking for deps of module scsi_mod Looking for deps of module dm-mod Looking for deps of module ext3 jbd Looking for deps of module jbd Using modules: ./kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o ./kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7 xxx.o ./kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.o ./kernel/fs/jbd/jbd.o ./kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.o Using /root/tmp as temporary directory. /sbin/nash -> /root/tmp/initrd.n7CMXa/bin/nash /sbin/insmod-DIET -> /root/tmp/initrd.n7CMXa/bin/insmod `/lib/modules/2.4.22/./kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o' -> `/root/tmp/initrd.n7CMXa/ lib/scsi_mod.o' `/lib/modules/2.4.22/./kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.o' -> `/root/tmp/initrd. n7CMXa/lib/aic7xxx.o' `/lib/modules/2.4.22/./kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.o' -> `/root/tmp/initrd.n7CMXa/li b/sd_mod.o' `/lib/modules/2.4.22/./kernel/fs/jbd/jbd.o' -> `/root/tmp/initrd.n7CMXa/lib/jbd.o' `/lib/modules/2.4.22/./kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.o' -> `/root/tmp/initrd.n7CMXa/lib/ext3. o' Loading module scsi_mod.o Loading module aic7xxx.o Loading module sd_mod.o Loading module jbd.o Loading module ext3.o `/sbin/lvm2-static' -> `/root/tmp/initrd.n7CMXa/sbin/vgscan' Contents of RCFILE: #!/bin/nash echo "Loading scsi_mod.o module" insmod /lib/scsi_mod.o echo "Loading aic7xxx.o module" insmod /lib/aic7xxx.o echo "Loading sd_mod.o module" insmod /lib/sd_mod.o echo "Loading jbd.o module" insmod /lib/jbd.o echo "Loading ext3.o module" insmod /lib/ext3.o echo Mounting /proc filesystem mount -t proc /proc /proc echo Creating device files mkdevices /dev echo Making device-mapper control node mkdmnod echo Scanning logical volumes vgscan --ignorelockingfailure echo Activating logical volumes vgchange -ay --ignorelockingfailure echo Making device nodes vgmknodes echo 0x0100 > /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev echo Mounting root filesystem mount -o defaults --ro -t ext3 /dev/root/1 /sysroot pivot_root /sysroot /sysroot/initrd echo Remounting devfs at correct place if necessary handledevfs umount /initrd/proc Creating filesystem with size 1103KB and 191 inodes _______________________________________________ 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/