On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 10:41:12PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > Hi > > I've been experimenting with LVM on my laptop to be able to install > several systems with the flexibility to adjust sizes. I named the VG > 'alpha' and the LVs a, b, c and d. /boot is a real partition, a = /, > b = /usr, c = /var and d = /tmp and all has been working fine for a > while now. > > I was planning to adjust the sizes of /usr (too small) and /var (too > big) prior to setting up another system. I had the bright idea of > renaming a,b,c and d to root, usr, var and tmp respectively thinking it > would be easier to tell what was what once I had more systems on the > box. > > using lvm lvrename, I renamed all the LVs and changed the entries in > /etc/fstab to reflect the new names, rebooted and it hangs because it > can't find the / partition. I suspect that there is somewhere else > that I have to change the name in a conf file but I can't find where. I > can mount the root partition when in another system and so I know it's > there and I've checked the fstab which seems correct. >
Its the kernel that needs to know where / is. So your boot loader passes the root= parameter. Change that to match and you should be OK. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
