Managed to make the thing work at long last by changing the sequence of modules being loaded. Thanks everyone for your great suggestions.
Win > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:22:10 +0900 > From: John Summerfield <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] Re: Custom initrd for RHEL5.2 with qla2xxx > driver cannot find LVs at boot time > To: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Win Htin wrote: > > Nope. I am 100% sure it is not a case of typo. Same exact error on 2 > > different machines, one running CentOS5.2 and the other one RHEL5.2. > Thanks. > > Some time ago, I think on F8 or f9 I had much fun with an HP DC7700 not > finding its disks. > > I did pretty much as you have done, and a little more besides. Probably, > google can find the discussion with some of the terms I've mentioned. > > The problem you have is entirely consistent with the driver not finding > the disk controller. The initrd and nash trudge on regardless, > complaining at every step, until it tries to switch root filesystems. > > Unfortunately, not all drives are as well written as they might be. Some > announce themselves and enumerate the hardware they've found. I like that. > > Some complain if they haven't found any requisite hardware and decline > to stay loaded. I like that too. > > Some don't say anything either way, they may stay loaded or unload > themselves, without saying anything I don't like those. > > It sounds likely that yours falls into this last category. > > At this point I'd adopt Tom's advice and if that works note that the > vendor's drivers are not to be used. Ever. > > Do go over everything one last time, there _might_ be a typo. > > -- > > Cheers > John > >
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