Saw a post on linux-lvm mailing list that this sort of problem could be caused by device version mismatch between kernel and userspace versions of libdevmapper.
As well as libdevmapper1.02 installed, I also had (now removed) libdevmapper1.00 and libdevmapper1.01 (not currently removed - just to check on what it was doing - will remove shortly) installed. Although the only library left in the system is libdevmapper.so.1.02, libmapperdev1.01 is still doing something during rcS.d bootup other than modprobing dm-mod -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]