>
> > Yes, but still devfs exists just once. Mounting it just makes it
> > user-visible - but as long as devfs is conpiled in kernel, *all*
device
> > operations use devfs. It does not depend on its mounted state. So
> > remounting devfs should not (module bug) make any difference.
>
> But does any nodes created after devfs is mounted disappear when it is
> (unmounted and) remounted?
>
No. It is just like (u)mounting harddisk partition. Contents of harddisk
is there is it mounted or not. Mounting it makes it accessible to you,
umounting it hides it from you.
Devfs is initialized on boot; if it is used (compiled in) then every
driver that is devfs-aware creates entries there. These entries exist
even if devfs is not mounted. Mounting it (devfs) just makes them
visible to you.
> > > The system boots fine onto the LVM based root filesystem. The
problem
> > > is that the device nodes in /dev/VG (group, lvol1 and 1) are
missing
> > > an uncreatable.
> > >
> >
> > To make sure - is it root device?
>
> What do you mean? What test do you want me to run. Your question
> might make more sense to me when I see what test you want to see the
> results of.
>
Is the group VG the group that contains root volume? I do not want you
to run any tests yet because I do not know yet what exactly to test. But
I can see the only possible case for this error and only if the group VG
was already created before devfs was remounted.
> > Then it could explain something.
>
> > Is it possible to download your installer with LVM root support? I
would
> > give it a try.
>
> Theoretically, I can package something for you. I would give you the
> files to replace in your cooker to do lvm-root install. It is not
> complete however as I am still trying to figure out the gyrations
> needed for the initrd.
>
> You need to replace some installer files, the lilo rpm and eventually,
> the mkinitrd rpm.
>
I probably won't find time to try it until weekend anyway. Still, if you
could put it on Web somewhere with short readme how to use the stuff ...
-andrej
