> ****> defaults        1 2 /dev/DB-> LVM/LV_HOME             /home        > 
> >>   ext3    > defaults        1 2 #/dev/DB-> LVM2/LV_AUX            
> /mnt/aux   > >>     ext3    > defaults        1 2> >> >I'm really confused.  
> As I've said before, I don't know > anything about LVMs,> >so that may be 
> part of the problem.> > For fstab, and most other places, they are just a 
> partition with > an odd name.  > /dev/VG0/LV0 might as well be /dev/sda1 as 
> far as most tools are > concerned.> >But I don't see anything mounted as /.> 
> > That's a problem.There IS a /dev/sdb2 / mount, got mangled in the missing 
> email line-breaks.> > >I also see a bunch of stuff that is confusing.> > 
> Agreed.  Removable media should not be mounted using the > kernel device name 
> > (e.g. /dev/sda or /dev/sdb1), since it is likely to > change.  I'd likely 
> remove > some of the comments just to make the active lines more visible.That 
> is why  I commented them out for now. > >And you're> >not using any uuids in 
> /etc/fstab.> > If you use LVM snapshots, you shouldn't use UUIDs for LVM > 
> volumes, since the > UUID of the file system in the snapshot will be the same 
> as the > UUID of the > original file system.> > So, /dev/DB-LVM* entries are 
> fine, but the rest should probably > be changed to > LABEL=* / UUID=* 
> entries. Probably so but putting all that in is what started the demise of my 
> system. I will stick with /dev/sdb style until I can get things booting up 
> again, then take lessons on how to go to the newer, more transportable 
> convention.Anyway, if the root does not get recognized and mounted, all the 
> other questions are academic.

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