Dm Initialization Is Not Ready -

until [ -e /dev/mapper/control ]; do sleep 0.2 done Device Mapper If dm means Display Manager (e.g., SDDM, GDM, LightDM), then the error means the display manager started but X11/Wayland wasn’t ready (e.g., graphics driver, logind, or seat setup incomplete). That would require a different diagnostic path.

After=dm-event.service lvm2-lvmetad.service Wants=dm-event.service dracut --force # RHEL/Fedora update-initramfs -u # Debian/Ubuntu C. Load module earlier echo dm_mod >> /etc/modules-load.d/dm.conf D. Workaround: wait in script For quick testing, add a loop before using dmsetup : dm initialization is not ready

If /dev/mapper/control is missing or dmsetup info fails, Device Mapper is not ready. A. Fix service ordering If you have a custom service that needs Device Mapper, add to its unit file: until [ -e /dev/mapper/control ]; do sleep 0