Am 12.09.2013 20:23, schrieb Canek Peláez Valdés: > Stefan, what initramfs are you using?
dracut, run via your kerninst-script. > Could you please explain how is exactly your layout? From drives to > partitions to PVs, VGs and LVs? And throw in there also the LUKS and > RAID (if used) setup. I will try to replicate that in a VM. Next week, > since we have a holiday weekend coming. thanks for your offer. I wil happily list my setup BUT let me tell at first that the latest sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.100 seems to have fixed that semaphore-issue. After booting my desktop with it I quickly tested: # lvcreate -n test -L1G VG03 Logical volume "test" created # fine! Three times ok ... But I still face the fact that the LVs weren't activated at boot time. Manual "vgchange -ay" needed ... or that self-written lvm.service enabled as mentioned somewhat earlier. Here my setup: # lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 931,5G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 2M 0 part ├─sda2 8:2 0 2G 0 part [SWAP] ├─sda3 8:3 0 600G 0 part │ └─md127 9:127 0 595,1G 0 raid1 │ ├─VG03-music 253:0 0 190G 0 lvm /mnt/music │ ├─VG03-platz 253:1 0 200G 0 lvm /mnt/platz │ ├─VG03-media 253:2 0 45G 0 lvm /mnt/media │ ├─VG03-home 253:3 0 30G 0 lvm │ ├─VG03-oopsfiles 253:4 0 12G 0 lvm /mnt/oopsfiles │ ├─VG03-dropbox 253:5 0 5G 0 lvm /mnt/dropbox │ ├─VG03-distfiles 253:6 0 10G 0 lvm /usr/portage/distfiles │ ├─VG03-gentoo32 253:7 0 15G 0 lvm /mnt/gentoo32 │ ├─VG03-xp 253:8 0 40G 0 lvm │ └─VG03-test 253:9 0 1G 0 lvm └─sda6 8:6 0 50G 0 part └─md4 9:4 0 50G 0 raid1 sdb 8:16 0 931,5G 0 disk ├─sdb1 8:17 0 100M 0 part ├─sdb2 8:18 0 98,8G 0 part ├─sdb3 8:19 0 50G 0 part │ └─md4 9:4 0 50G 0 raid1 ├─sdb4 8:20 0 12,4G 0 part └─sdb6 8:22 0 595,1G 0 part └─md127 9:127 0 595,1G 0 raid1 ├─VG03-music 253:0 0 190G 0 lvm /mnt/music ├─VG03-platz 253:1 0 200G 0 lvm /mnt/platz ├─VG03-media 253:2 0 45G 0 lvm /mnt/media ├─VG03-home 253:3 0 30G 0 lvm ├─VG03-oopsfiles 253:4 0 12G 0 lvm /mnt/oopsfiles ├─VG03-dropbox 253:5 0 5G 0 lvm /mnt/dropbox ├─VG03-distfiles 253:6 0 10G 0 lvm /usr/portage/distfiles ├─VG03-gentoo32 253:7 0 15G 0 lvm /mnt/gentoo32 ├─VG03-xp 253:8 0 40G 0 lvm └─VG03-test 253:9 0 1G 0 lvm sdc 8:32 0 55,9G 0 disk ├─sdc1 8:33 0 25G 0 part / ├─sdc2 8:34 0 2G 0 part └─sdc3 8:35 0 28,9G 0 part /home sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom This pretty much says it all, right? 2 hdds sda and sdb 1 ssd sdc root-fs and /home on ssd ... sda and sdb build two RAID-arrays (rather ugly names and partitions ... grown over time): # cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid1] md4 : active raid1 sdb3[0] sda6[2] 52395904 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] md127 : active raid1 sdb6[0] sda3[1] 623963072 blocks [2/2] [UU] unused devices: <none> # pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/md127 VG03 lvm2 a-- 595,05g 47,05g --- thanks in advance, Stefan