update:: [root@dell-1 ~]# cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name 8 0 625131864 sda 8 1 512000 sda1 8 2 624618496 sda2 253 0 262144000 dm-0 253 1 8028160 dm-1 253 2 78643200 dm-2 253 3 157286400 dm-3 253 4 87031808 dm-4 On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 5:17 PM, bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi. > > I have a 640G drive I put back in a laptop, that now is showing up in > the "File System" as a vg_dell45 icon, as well as showing up under the > disk utility as a "Multi-disk Device" The drive didn't appear in these > areas before. > > > Here's the situation: > -Took the drive out of the laptop > -Inserted the drive into a usb external bay, copied a bunch of files > to a separate system > -Before copying the drive, I ran the "vgchange -ay" cmd to be able to > access the different partitions on the drive and copy the data > -the initial system is an old FC13, the newer system is a Centos6.5 > > -after copying, I then reinserted the drive back in the initial FC13 system. > -everything boots, appears to run > -however, when I look at the GUI File System/Disk Uility apps, I get > what I mentioned above... > > I then did a fdisk -l and I see that the drive no longer appears to > contain valid partition tables!!! > > So, something has happened. Researching doesn't point to anything, so > I'm looking for pointers as to the bonehead screwup I did, as well as > how to correct it. > > Here's the output of the fdisk -l > [root@dell-1 ~]# fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x28000000 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 64 512000 83 Linux > Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. > /dev/sda2 64 77826 624618496 8e Linux LVM > > Disk /dev/dm-0: 268.4 GB, 268435456000 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32635 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-0 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-1: 8220 MB, 8220835840 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 999 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-1 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-2: 80.5 GB, 80530636800 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9790 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-2 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-3: 161.1 GB, 161061273600 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19581 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-3 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-4: 89.1 GB, 89120571392 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 10834 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-4 doesn't contain a valid partition table > [root@dell-1 ~]# vgchange -ay > 5 logical volume(s) in volume group "vg_dell45" now active > [root@dell-1 ~]# fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x28000000 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 64 512000 83 Linux > Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. > /dev/sda2 64 77826 624618496 8e Linux LVM > > Disk /dev/dm-0: 268.4 GB, 268435456000 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32635 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-0 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-1: 8220 MB, 8220835840 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 999 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-1 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-2: 80.5 GB, 80530636800 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9790 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-2 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-3: 161.1 GB, 161061273600 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19581 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-3 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > Disk /dev/dm-4: 89.1 GB, 89120571392 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 10834 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Disk /dev/dm-4 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > here's the df -h for what it's worth.. > [root@dell-1 ~]# df -h > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/mapper/vg_dell45-lv_root > 247G 188G 46G 81% / > tmpfs 2.9G 356K 2.9G 1% /dev/shm > /dev/sda1 485M 66M 394M 15% /boot > /dev/mapper/vg_dell45-lv_apps > 148G 91G 50G 65% /apps > /dev/mapper/vg_dell45-lv_home > 74G 616M 70G 1% /home > /dev/mapper/vg_dell45-lv_backup > 82G 7.3G 71G 10% /backup > > > So, how can i get this back to normal! > > Thanks -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? 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