On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:16:10 -0400 Gerry Reno wrote: > Boot to rescue mode and see if you can mount the device containing the root > filesystem readonly and see all the files on it. > > Then check that the kernel root option is looking at the same device. I can indeed see all of the files on that computer, including the boot directory and everything under / I don't know what to do from that point, though. Here is the grub.conf from the working system, which is pretty much identical to one of the non-working systems. I assume that you mean I need to do something to change and/or fix the root= portion of the kernel commandline, but how do I find out what to change it to? default=0 timeout=5 splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz hiddenmenu title CentOS (2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_ws195-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD quiet SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rd_LVM_LV=vg_ws195/lv_swap rhgb crashkernel=auto KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rd_LVM_LV=vg_ws195/lv_root rd_NO_DM initrd /initramfs-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.img -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com www.creekfm.com - FIFTY THOUSAND WATTS of POW WOW POWER!