> ****> 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.