[arch-general] linux 3.5-1 - No volume groups found

[David Strobach]

On Tuesday 24 of July 2012 17:21:46 BOYPT wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Herbert J. Skuhra <hskuhra at eumx.net> wrote:
> > On 24.07.2012 10:51, BOYPT wrote:
> >> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Herbert J. Skuhra <hskuhra at eumx.net>
> >> 
> >> wrote:
> >>  Hi,
> >>  
> >>> after upgrading to linux 3.5-1 yesterday my computer no longer boots. :(
> >>> The following error is displayed: No volume groups found
> >>> 
> >>> I have to run "lvm vgchange -a y" before I can continue booting.
> >> 
> >> What do you get running  "lvm vgchange -a y" ?
> >> 
> >> If this still fail to load the mapper, it's not likely to boot.
> > 
> > If I enter this command and then quit/exit the system boots normally.
> > I have no idea why the vg is not activated automatically.
> > 
> > After downgrading to linux 3.4.6-1 everything is OK.
> > 
> > I encounter the same situation.
> 
> The forum users also report the same:
> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=145714
> 
> I don't know what exactly changed in the new kernel(seems like things going
> with udev,device mapper,kernel ...etc),  adding the kernel parameters like
> the post said helps.

Hi, I'm the OP in the forum thread you are referring to. I was wrong. The 
kernel parameters help, but it's only due to the one sec. delay induced by 
misuse of the lvmwait parameter :)

David