Re: FW: LFS GRUB, LVM and a separate boot partition woes

[Tony Sequeira]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Balazic [mailto:address@hidden
> 
> lilo.conf and grub.conf, please

OK, here they are, and as a bonus also find attached the
device.map.

I have also spotted the read-write in lilo.conf.

I have also cced your personal email address, please let
me know if I shouldn't.

> Tony Sequeira wrote:
> > 
> > I am not sure whether this is a bug, but I have exhausted all other
> > avenues, except for reading and comparing source files, which I am
> not
> > qualified for, and do not have the time to learn.
> > 
> > I will post a short description of the problem, and await requests
> for
> > further details, if required.
> > 
> > I am building an LFS (Linux From Scratch) system, which boots OK
with
> > LILO.  This has a separate boot partition (non LVM), and also a non
> > LVM root partition.
> > 
> > LILO has no problem booting this system with current LFS scripts.
> > 
> > GRUB has a problem, because (I assume) the root partition is
mounted
> > ro when a vgscan is done.
> > 
> > What I would like to know (for my own peace of mind), is, why this
> > works with LILO and not with GRUB.  I am not looking for a fix,
just
> > an explanation.
> > 
> > > > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
> > > > Mounting proc file system...
> > > > [ OK     ]
> > > > Setting up LVM Volume Groups...
> > > > vgscan -- ERROR "creating lvmtab" creating lvmtab
<<============
> > > > vgscan -- no volume groups found                 
<<============
> > > >
> > > > loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vg00" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vg01" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vg02" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vg0e" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vg1a" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vg2b" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vgd0" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vgd1" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vgd2" successfully activated
> > > > vgchange -- volume group "vgme" successfully activated
> > > >
> > > > [ OK     ]
> > > > Activating all swap files/partitions...
> > > > Adding Swap: 1048568k swap-space (priority -1)
> > > > [ OK     ]
> > > >
-----------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > TIA

-- 
Tony

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