more LVM stuff (Re: Bug#427289: grub-probe: error: unknown device when / is an encrypted LVM)

[Robert Millan]

merge 425666 427289
thanks

Hi GRUB developers.

Here's another report with issues about LVM.  I notice the device name is
different than previous ones (note: device.map only has /dev/sda).

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On Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 12:34:12AM +0200, Luca Capello wrote:
> gismo:~# grub-probe -v /
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda'
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda'
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1'
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1'
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda2'
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1'
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1'
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1'
> grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 195371568
> grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/sda2'
> grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper
> grub-probe: info: opening vggismo-lvroot
> grub-probe: error: unknown device
> gismo:~# 
> =====
> 
> I'm here ready to test any patch, if needed :-)
> 
> Thx, bye,
> Gismo / Luca
> 
> -- Package-specific info:
> 
> *********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
> rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
> none /sys sysfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec 0 0
> none /proc proc rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec 0 0
> udev /dev tmpfs rw 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvroot / ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvroot /dev/.static/dev ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> tmpfs /lib/init/rw tmpfs rw,nosuid 0 0
> varrun /var/run tmpfs rw,nosuid 0 0
> usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec 0 0
> tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
> devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,nosuid,noexec 0 0
> /dev/sda1 /boot ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvhome /home ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvchroot /mnt/chroot ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvlab /mnt/lab ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvmovies /mnt/movies ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvmusic /mnt/music ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/mapper/vggismo-lvpictures /mnt/pictures ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
> *********************** END /proc/mounts

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