Description of problem: when installing with a RAID 1 (mirror) setup, everything seems fine but dracut cannot find the root filesystem and exits with: FATAL: Don't know how to handle 'root=900' Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Mageia 2 rc (dual arch ISO) How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: # qemu-img create -f qcow2 mga2rc_d0.qcow2 4G # qemu-img create -f qcow2 mga2rc_d1.qcow2 4G # qemu-kvm -m 1024 -hda mga2rc_d0.qcow2 -hdb mga2rc_d1.qcow2 -cdrom Mageia-2-rc-dual-CD.iso --boot d then create two raid partitions, one on each disk, and add them to a RAID 1 and install as usual ...
Created attachment 2163 [details] Boot screen with dracut error
CC: (none) => herbertAssignee: bugsquad => pterjan
Created attachment 2169 [details] unbootable installation of mageia 2RC (netboot install) fresh installation using netboot iso and installation over raid1 md0 mounted under /boot md1 containing LVM and VG for swap /home and / mount point. Note: the installer does not ask about where to put boot sector and automaticalyy select the first MBR (mean /dev/sda) but does not initialize MBR of /dev/sdb as it should be regarding the installation configuration
I set priority to release blocker because this behavior is happening till 2_B1 and i guess we are in the last days before the official release and we still can't install mageia 2 over raid partition ! ... please correct this trouble before releasing official RC.
Priority: Normal => release_blockerCC: (none) => mnaud.free
CC: (none) => ennael1, thierry.vignaud
CC: (none) => mageia
Can you test a network install with boot.iso? (eg: http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/install/images/boot.iso) Just be sure to select a mirror that is up to date. eg: http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/install/stage2/ mdkinst.sqfs 06-May-2012 11:00 47M ///\\\
Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
Used boot.iso uptodate. Configured swap, /boot and raid1 for / Reboot went smoothly without any pb
yep I can confirm, this works like a charm now, even with a truly minimal install. big thanks to all!
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED
i have tried using 32b versions coming from distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieur.fr and i have the same trouble : the system is not bootable with same error cf screenshoot in attachments.
Status: RESOLVED => UNCONFIRMEDResolution: FIXED => (none)Ever confirmed: 1 => 0
Since reporter confirms it's fixed, are you sure you didn't pick a not yet updated mirror?
am sure about my manipulation, but am talking about 32b version not 64bb. here is the iso i have used : c2d469cdd11d13a7d7e0ea809d4ca0cb ./mageia_netboot.iso and booting on this iso i have install from http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/
For the avoidance of doubt, the as done today (or late last night)? And the install used dracut-017-13.mga2? If so, the screenshot above will no longer apply as latest dracut will certainly NOT print out now (I've confirmed this on a test setup) In order to boot your system you can type "linux root=/dev/md0" on the lilo command prompt. Once booted, ensure eveything is up-to-date (especially the dracut version) and then regenerate initrd (dracut -f) and then rerun lilo and see if that solves the problem.
can't boot the system as you have proposed, but using knoppix live cd i can access to installed volumes. so yes the dracut installed version seem to be the correct one : 017-13.mga2 (cf new screen shot attachment) i have also attach the generate initrd file in the other attachment. thanks for your attention.
Created attachment 2207 [details] dracut version
just verified with the i586 version of boot.iso and the same install (see Description) worked fine there as well, so whatever issue mnaud mnaud is seeing, I presume to be unrelated to/different from mine.
mnaud, please open a distinct bug report so that different issues are not mixed and in order to be clearer
Status: UNCONFIRMED => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED
i have open a new bug as your request https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5782