Dracut config problem

[binro]

In order to try and resolve my long-standing systemd problem I thought I would try dracut instead of genkernel since many people seem to use it and it has support for systemd. I have set :

[quilosaq]

Maybe you need build the ramfs passing the parameter --filesystems "reiserfs" to the dracut command. See dracut from gentoo wiki: http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Dracut#Other_Filesystems

[poncho]

On my system, dracut failed to autodetect that I use lvm volumes.

I had to add the module explicitly in /etc/dracut.conf:

[binro]

Thanks to you both for the prompt answers, I will try both suggestions. But doesn't the thing issue any error messages?
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[quilosaq]

Try a kernel command line simplest. Something like:

[binro]

Removing the "quiet" and "console" parameters from the kernel line got lots of output. You get a mass of systemd and kernel messages until it reaches "Basic System target" and then it stops. After a wait you drop to a prompt and discover it has failed to mount the root file system. The VG is active, just nothing mounted, not dissimilar to genkernel. I will try tonight with lvmetad active.
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[binro]

The VG has not been activated. Any idea why not?
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Where there ain't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst"
from "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling