:~> ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 4 13:15 0b4010be-6e57-4b5b-b80b-b466fa66b563 -> ../../dm-3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jun 4 13:15 2020-07-31-16-51-12-00 -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 4 13:15 836254a0-b918-4ea1-86c3-a22595fe2f03 -> ../../dm-7
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 4 13:15 a901db6e-35ad-48c4-93d9-8fb32faceaf3 -> ../../dm-6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 4 13:15 fa051f29-8ce6-40c7-8c3f-ef8711d04603 -> ../../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 4 13:15 fbaa72bd-5a15-4a86-8bb0-1e63465b7229 -> ../../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 4 13:15 fcc609db-a4f5-4919-8f87-aabfbc896d22 -> ../../dm-5
:~> sudo lsinitrd /boot/initrd | grep multipath[sudo] password for root:
multipath
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108 Jun 3 11:26 etc/cmdline.d/90multipath.conf
drwx------ 2 root root 0 Jun 3 11:26 etc/multipath
-rw------- 1 root root 200 Nov 4 2020 etc/multipath/bindings
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 413600 Nov 23 2020 lib64/libmultipath.so.0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jun 3 11:26 lib64/multipath
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6064 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libcheckcciss_tur.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10216 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libcheckdirectio.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10264 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libcheckemc_clariion.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5984 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libcheckhp_sw.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10256 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libcheckrdac.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5992 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libcheckreadsector0.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14304 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libchecktur.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 26616 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libforeign-nvme.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10232 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libprioalua.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10232 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libprioana.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5920 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libprioconst.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6064 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libpriodatacore.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6056 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libprioemc.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10152 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libpriohds.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6056 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libpriohp_sw.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10152 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libprioiet.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10152 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libprioontap.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10160 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libpriopath_latency.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6056 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libpriorandom.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6056 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libpriordac.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6136 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libpriosysfs.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10160 Nov 23 2020 lib64/multipath/libprioweightedpath.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 162 Apr 28 03:33 lib/dracut/hooks/cleanup/80-multipathd-needshutdown.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 172 Apr 28 03:33 lib/dracut/hooks/shutdown/20-multipath-shutdown.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15720 May 6 07:18 lib/modules/5.3.18-57-preempt/kernel/drivers/md/dm-multipath.ko.xz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 30784 Nov 23 2020 sbin/multipath
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 116848 Nov 23 2020 sbin/multipathd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 102 Nov 23 2020 usr/lib/modules-load.d/multipath.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 722 Apr 28 03:33 usr/lib/systemd/system/multipathd.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jun 3 11:26 usr/lib/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/multipathd.service -> ../multipathd.service
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4155 Nov 23 2020 usr/lib/udev/rules.d/56-multipath.rules
I can not understand how you reached this situation where you are not using the partitions, but the extra dm layer.
Was this already the case on 15.2?
OTOH, I never used several distributions on the same system, thus I may not be qualified here.
No 15.2 ran normally without any similar problems.
That wasn’t what I wanted to ask. Was it using the dm devices?
Dear helpers,
I think all three of you have used your valuable time on one unique problem when there are others seeking your help. I am regressing to old days and Windows 3.10 solutions. “When it don’t work…REINSTALL!”
Let’s see what happens. And thank you all for the help.
No. There were no dm devives. In fact until today I was never aware of the existence of dm devices.