/dev/mapper/vg00-root does not exist

Question

Since I upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 server. I obtain the following error at boot.

/dev/mapper/vg00-root does not exist

I must use the recovery mode to manually do "vgchange -ay" to active my VG00. After this, I exit the initramfs and the system boot normally. How can I fix this?

Answer 1

Steps i've done to fix it:

1. copy /lib/udev/rules.d/85-lvm2.rules to /etc/udev/rules.d/
2. change ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="lvm*|LVM*" to ENV{ID_TYPE}=="disk"

It's a real bug : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lvm2/+bug/147216

Answer 2

You can try regenerating your initramfs (with update-initramfs), but with such little info to go on with, mine is just a shot in the dark.

This could work if, for example, you somehow changed your VG's name or other parameter, but that is not reflected in /etc/lvm.conf inside the initramfs.