I have system with root on separate partition and all other filesystems (/usr, /home etc.) on LVM. Dracut in host-only mode doesn't enable lvm module in this configuration, so initrd being produced is unable to mount /usr, which is required for fresh version of udev. # dracut -H -f initramfs.img I: *** Including module: dash *** I: *** Including module: i18n *** gzip: /var/tmp/initramfs.O57CTo/usr/share/consolefonts/LatArCyrHeb-16.psfu already exists; do you wish to overwrite (y or n)? n not overwritten I: *** Including module: kernel-modules *** I: *** Including module: resume *** I: *** Including module: rootfs-block *** I: *** Including module: terminfo *** I: *** Including module: udev-rules *** I: Skipping udev rule: 50-udev.rules I: Skipping udev rule: 95-late.rules I: Skipping udev rule: 50-firmware.rules I: *** Including module: usrmount *** I: *** Including module: base *** I: *** Including module: fs-lib *** I: *** Including module: shutdown *** I: *** Including modules done *** I: Wrote /root/initramfs.img: I: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3928987 Июн 3 01:43 /root/initramfs.img This problem could be easily solved by specifying force_add_dracutmodules+="lvm" in config file, but the right solution, I suppose, is to fix lvm detection in dracut. The detailed configuration foolows. /etc/fstab: /dev/sda2 / ext3 rw 0 1 /dev/vg_ynout/usr /usr ext4 rw 0 1 /dev/vg_ynout/var /var ext4 rw 0 2 /dev/vg_ynout/home /home ext4 rw 0 2 /dev/vg_ynout/portage /usr/portage reiserfs rw 0 2 /dev/vg_ynout/swap none swap none 0 0 /usr/opt /opt none bind 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 # dmsetup ls --tree vg_ynout-home (254:4) └─ (8:3) vg_ynout-usr (254:2) └─ (8:3) vg_ynout-var (254:3) └─ (8:3) vg_ynout-portage (254:1) └─ (8:3) vg_ynout-swap (254:0) └─ (8:3) # blkid /dev/sda1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="DellUtility" UUID="07D9-0C04" TYPE="vfat" /dev/sda2: LABEL="root" UUID="37a0054c-c595-494d-8aaf-0f01156e719d" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda3: UUID="DGSxwj-k4lJ-MRIU-lyoT-UJix-Dj0U-iYg0cV" TYPE="LVM2_member" /dev/mapper/vg_ynout-swap: UUID="6f78d495-da4d-4d9b-9f30-3c6e793d2c81" TYPE="swap" /dev/mapper/vg_ynout-portage: UUID="7c0cbfe8-b8a5-47be-a1c2-a5312763e68b" TYPE="reiserfs" /dev/mapper/vg_ynout-usr: LABEL="usr" UUID="1241a3d8-ef98-472c-833f-1c2afa168c38" TYPE="ext4" /dev/mapper/vg_ynout-var: LABEL="var" UUID="45de6d7d-3e56-4b31-af01-50d54026d180" TYPE="ext4" /dev/mapper/vg_ynout-home: LABEL="home" UUID="8b8bb9ea-afdd-4f34-9ff4-35ff537d4d5e" TYPE="ext4" # blkid -o udev ID_FS_SEC_TYPE=msdos ID_FS_LABEL=DellUtility ID_FS_LABEL_ENC=DellUtility ID_FS_UUID=07D9-0C04 ID_FS_UUID_ENC=07D9-0C04 ID_FS_TYPE=vfat ID_FS_LABEL=root ID_FS_LABEL_ENC=root ID_FS_UUID=37a0054c-c595-494d-8aaf-0f01156e719d ID_FS_UUID_ENC=37a0054c-c595-494d-8aaf-0f01156e719d ID_FS_TYPE=ext3 ID_FS_UUID=DGSxwj-k4lJ-MRIU-lyoT-UJix-Dj0U-iYg0cV ID_FS_UUID_ENC=DGSxwj-k4lJ-MRIU-lyoT-UJix-Dj0U-iYg0cV ID_FS_TYPE=LVM2_member ID_FS_UUID=6f78d495-da4d-4d9b-9f30-3c6e793d2c81 ID_FS_UUID_ENC=6f78d495-da4d-4d9b-9f30-3c6e793d2c81 ID_FS_TYPE=swap ID_FS_UUID=7c0cbfe8-b8a5-47be-a1c2-a5312763e68b ID_FS_UUID_ENC=7c0cbfe8-b8a5-47be-a1c2-a5312763e68b ID_FS_TYPE=reiserfs ID_FS_LABEL=usr ID_FS_LABEL_ENC=usr ID_FS_UUID=1241a3d8-ef98-472c-833f-1c2afa168c38 ID_FS_UUID_ENC=1241a3d8-ef98-472c-833f-1c2afa168c38 ID_FS_TYPE=ext4 ID_FS_LABEL=var ID_FS_LABEL_ENC=var ID_FS_UUID=45de6d7d-3e56-4b31-af01-50d54026d180 ID_FS_UUID_ENC=45de6d7d-3e56-4b31-af01-50d54026d180 ID_FS_TYPE=ext4 ID_FS_LABEL=home ID_FS_LABEL_ENC=home ID_FS_UUID=8b8bb9ea-afdd-4f34-9ff4-35ff537d4d5e ID_FS_UUID_ENC=8b8bb9ea-afdd-4f34-9ff4-35ff537d4d5e ID_FS_TYPE=ext4 # lvm pvdisplay --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/sda3 VG Name vg_ynout PV Size 232,20 GiB / not usable 2,55 MiB Allocatable yes PE Size 4,00 MiB Total PE 59443 Free PE 3123 Allocated PE 56320 PV UUID DGSxwj-k4lJ-MRIU-lyoT-UJix-Dj0U-iYg0cV # lvm vgdisplay --- Volume group --- VG Name vg_ynout System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 2 Metadata Sequence No 20 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 0 Cur LV 5 Open LV 5 Max PV 0 Cur PV 1 Act PV 1 VG Size 232,20 GiB PE Size 4,00 MiB Total PE 59443 Alloc PE / Size 56320 / 220,00 GiB Free PE / Size 3123 / 12,20 GiB VG UUID TCWHRs-dnkU-d3a5-bekB-uTf0-fUL5-WNwBZa # lvm lvdisplay --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/vg_ynout/swap VG Name vg_ynout LV UUID DmTrAs-jTeb-kpz8-bg9a-Zb1M-ebj2-dMGQH0 LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 2 LV Size 4,00 GiB Current LE 1024 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 254:0 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/vg_ynout/portage VG Name vg_ynout LV UUID Q9c3Mp-D1cZ-WmMx-Ngoj-BStd-eNii-Wv0moR LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 2 LV Size 1,00 GiB Current LE 256 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 254:1 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/vg_ynout/usr VG Name vg_ynout LV UUID yp9N5u-bz8e-VcaP-peIZ-VrQb-O0l0-Gl4TnF LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 20,00 GiB Current LE 5120 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 254:2 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/vg_ynout/var VG Name vg_ynout LV UUID CqiG92-AdpS-fkuN-xiRq-z5Uc-jdoh-72xdik LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 5,00 GiB Current LE 1280 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 254:3 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/vg_ynout/home VG Name vg_ynout LV UUID O4CwRV-ag2u-QoXV-Gx9V-DVdS-sP5O-5CHIZe LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 190,00 GiB Current LE 48640 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 254:4
can you attach the output of : # dracut --debug -H -f initramfs.img
Created attachment 589571 [details] Output of dracut --debug -H -f initramfs.img
Another issue: the initramfs created by dracut on my system with force_add_dracutmodules+="lvm" still doesn't activate lvm during boot (despite the fact that lvm binary is included in initramfs).
What is the output of: $ udevadm info --query=property --name=/dev/sda3
# udevadm info --query=property --name=/dev/sda3 DEVLINKS=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS723225L9A362_091126FC3D00NJGYLPMG-part3 /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5000cca583cd74f3-part3 DEVNAME=/dev/sda3 DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/ata1/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda/sda3 DEVTYPE=partition ID_ATA=1 ID_ATA_DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM_CURRENT_VALUE=254 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM_ENABLED=0 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_AAM_VENDOR_RECOMMENDED_VALUE=128 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_APM=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_APM_CURRENT_VALUE=128 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_APM_ENABLED=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_HPA=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_HPA_ENABLED=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PM=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PM_ENABLED=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PUIS=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_PUIS_ENABLED=0 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY_ENABLED=0 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY_ENHANCED_ERASE_UNIT_MIN=84 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY_ERASE_UNIT_MIN=82 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SECURITY_FROZEN=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SMART=1 ID_ATA_FEATURE_SET_SMART_ENABLED=1 ID_ATA_ROTATION_RATE_RPM=7200 ID_ATA_SATA=1 ID_ATA_SATA_SIGNAL_RATE_GEN1=1 ID_ATA_SATA_SIGNAL_RATE_GEN2=1 ID_ATA_WRITE_CACHE=1 ID_ATA_WRITE_CACHE_ENABLED=1 ID_BUS=ata ID_FS_TYPE=LVM2_member ID_FS_USAGE=raid ID_FS_UUID=DGSxwj-k4lJ-MRIU-lyoT-UJix-Dj0U-iYg0cV ID_FS_UUID_ENC=DGSxwj-k4lJ-MRIU-lyoT-UJix-Dj0U-iYg0cV ID_FS_VERSION=LVM2 001 ID_MODEL=Hitachi_HTS723225L9A362 ID_MODEL_ENC=Hitachi\x20HTS723225L9A362\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20 ID_PART_ENTRY_DISK=8:0 ID_PART_ENTRY_NUMBER=3 ID_PART_ENTRY_OFFSET=1429785 ID_PART_ENTRY_SCHEME=dos ID_PART_ENTRY_SIZE=486962280 ID_PART_ENTRY_TYPE=0x8e ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE=dos ID_REVISION=FCDOC3F9 ID_SERIAL=Hitachi_HTS723225L9A362_091126FC3D00NJGYLPMG ID_SERIAL_SHORT=091126FC3D00NJGYLPMG ID_TYPE=disk ID_WWN=0x5000cca583cd74f3 ID_WWN_WITH_EXTENSION=0x5000cca583cd74f3 MAJOR=8 MINOR=3 SUBSYSTEM=block UDISKS_PARTITION=1 UDISKS_PARTITION_ALIGNMENT_OFFSET=0 UDISKS_PARTITION_NUMBER=3 UDISKS_PARTITION_OFFSET=732049920 UDISKS_PARTITION_SCHEME=mbr UDISKS_PARTITION_SIZE=249324687360 UDISKS_PARTITION_SLAVE=/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/ata1/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda UDISKS_PARTITION_TYPE=0x8e UDISKS_PRESENTATION_NOPOLICY=0 USEC_INITIALIZED=7324297
hmm, seems like you are missing /lib/udev/rules.d/11-dm-lvm.rules which contains something like: IMPORT{program}="$env{DM_SBIN_PATH}/dmsetup splitname --nameprefixes --noheadings --rows $env{DM_NAME}" which sets # DM_LV_NAME - logical volume name # DM_VG_NAME - volume group name
(In reply to comment #6) > hmm, seems like you are missing /lib/udev/rules.d/11-dm-lvm.rules > > which contains something like: > > IMPORT{program}="$env{DM_SBIN_PATH}/dmsetup splitname --nameprefixes > --noheadings --rows $env{DM_NAME}" > > which sets > > # DM_LV_NAME - logical volume name > # DM_VG_NAME - volume group name scratch that comment...
I would need: # udevadm info --query=property --name=/dev/vg_ynout/usr
# udevadm info --query=property --name=/dev/vg_ynout/usr DEVNAME=/dev/dm-2 DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-2 DEVTYPE=disk DM_SBIN_PATH=/sbin DM_UDEV_DISABLE_DISK_RULES_FLAG=1 DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG=1 DM_UDEV_DISABLE_SUBSYSTEM_RULES_FLAG=1 MAJOR=254 MINOR=2 SUBSYSTEM=block UDISKS_PRESENTATION_NOPOLICY=1 USEC_INITIALIZED=4443556
(In reply to comment #9) > # udevadm info --query=property --name=/dev/vg_ynout/usr > DEVNAME=/dev/dm-2 > DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-2 > DEVTYPE=disk > DM_SBIN_PATH=/sbin > DM_UDEV_DISABLE_DISK_RULES_FLAG=1 > DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG=1 > DM_UDEV_DISABLE_SUBSYSTEM_RULES_FLAG=1 > MAJOR=254 > MINOR=2 > SUBSYSTEM=block > UDISKS_PRESENTATION_NOPOLICY=1 > USEC_INITIALIZED=4443556 Ok, here ID_FS_TYPE is missing and DM_LV_NAME and DM_VG_NAME like I said in comment 6. Seems like some udev rules are missing on your system. This is gentoo, right?
I encountered this problem in excatly the same way. Yes I'm using gentoo. Here is my root device: fpemud-workstation fpemud # udevadm info --query=property --name=/dev/vg0/root UDEV_LOG=3 DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/block/dm-1 MAJOR=253 MINOR=1 DEVNAME=/dev/dm-1 DEVTYPE=disk SUBSYSTEM=block DM_SBIN_PATH=/sbin DM_UDEV_DISABLE_SUBSYSTEM_RULES_FLAG=1 DM_UDEV_DISABLE_DISK_RULES_FLAG=1 DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG=1 DEVLINKS=/dev/root
But I have the file 11-dm-lvm.rules. So perhaps it is not a dracut bug, I shall find why this rule does not take effect. fpemud-workstation / # cat /lib/udev/rules.d/11-dm-lvm.rules # Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. # # This file is part of LVM2. # Udev rules for LVM. # # These rules create symlinks for LVM logical volumes in # /dev/VG directory (VG is an actual VG name). Some udev # environment variables are set (they can be used in later # rules as well): # DM_LV_NAME - logical volume name # DM_VG_NAME - volume group name # DM_LV_LAYER - logical volume layer (blank if not set) # "add" event is processed on coldplug only! ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="lvm_end" ENV{DM_UDEV_RULES_VSN}!="?*", GOTO="lvm_end" ENV{DM_UUID}!="LVM-?*", GOTO="lvm_end" # Use DM name and split it up into its VG/LV/layer constituents. IMPORT{program}="$env{DM_SBIN_PATH}/dmsetup splitname --nameprefixes --noheadings --rows $env{DM_NAME}" ENV{DM_UDEV_DISABLE_SUBSYSTEM_RULES_FLAG}=="1", GOTO="lvm_end" # Do not create symlinks for inappropriate subdevices. ENV{DM_LV_NAME}=="pvmove?*|?*_vorigin", GOTO="lvm_disable" ENV{DM_LV_LAYER}=="?*", GOTO="lvm_disable" # Create symlinks for top-level devices only. ENV{DM_VG_NAME}=="?*", ENV{DM_LV_NAME}=="?*", SYMLINK+="$env{DM_VG_NAME}/$env{DM_LV_NAME}", GOTO="lvm_end" LABEL="lvm_disable" ENV{DM_UDEV_DISABLE_DISK_RULES_FLAG}="1" ENV{DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG}="1" OPTIONS:="nowatch" LABEL="lvm_end"
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 19 development cycle. Changing version to '19'. (As we did not run this process for some time, it could affect also pre-Fedora 19 development cycle bugs. We are very sorry. It will help us with cleanup during Fedora 19 End Of Life. Thank you.) More information and reason for this action is here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Fedora19
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