The problem is when you try to install rootfs on a LVM in a fresh Wolverine install. The process of installing a root filesystem in LVM is as follows: 1. Wolverine kickstart install, with the following partitions: part /boot --size 64M part /lvm --size 10000M part / --size 5000M part swap --size 128M the resulting partition table is: /dev/hda1 (linux) -> /boot /dev/hda5 (linux) -> / /dev/hda6 (linux) -> /lvm /dev/hda7 (swap) -> swap * Note the order of the partitions 2. Make a new initrd based in the original RedHat initrd, adding lvm- support. The new initrd works fine with the stock kernel. 3. Migrate /lvm and swap partitions to LVM, so the partition table changes to: /dev/hda1 (linux) -> /boot /dev/hda5 (linux) -> / /dev/hda6 (LVM) -> rootVG (contains a Logical Volume named root) /dev/hda7 (LVM) -> varVG 4. Copy the original / into /mnt/root (root LV). Change /mnt/root/etc/fstab to reflect the new partition: ... /dev/rootVG/root / ext2 defaults 1 0 And /mnt/root/etc/lilo.conf: ... root=/dev/rootVG/root initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.1-lvm.img Activate the new lilo.conf Reboot. 5. The new root filesystem boots ok, which is in the LVM volume. 6. *** HERE IS THE PROBLEM *** Because of the new LVM is installed and running, you can remove the old root partition (/dev/hda5), and reuse it for LVM: old: /dev/hda5 (linux) -> / /dev/hda6 (LVM) -> rootVG /dev/hda7 (LVM) -> varVG new: /dev/hda5 (LVM) -> homeVG (with a home Logical Volume) /dev/hda6 (LVM) -> rootVG /dev/hda7 (LVM) -> varVG update /etc/fstab and reboot. After that, the kernels fails mounting the root partition. I discovered than LVM gets confused when you add the third Volume Group: before adding homeVG: # vgdisplay rootVG -> shows rootVG, in /dev/hda6 # vgdisplay varVG -> shows varVG, in /dev/hda7 after adding homeVG # vgdisplay homeVG -> shows rootVG, in /dev/hda6 (must be homeVG) # vgdisplay rootVG -> shows varVG, in /dev/hda7 (must be rootVG) and that explains why the kernel can4t find the root partition. I finally could install Wolverine + lvm making a manual partition in the kickstart install (so lvm is not confused :), but i thing this is just a "work around", and not the true solution (a bug in LVM?) Thanks. Maximiliano Morales
Current releases should have full installer LVM support. I think that part of your problem is that you need to rerun "mkinitrd" when you change the root filesystem to LVM. Older mkinitrds do not know enough about LVM to activate LVM partitions before trying to load root.