Did you search the mail archives for help? You need to compile with optimizations off because RH7 ships with a broken gcc. Search for segmentation fault at http://tech.sistina.com/cgi-bin/htsearch http://lists.sistina.com/pipermail/linux-lvm/2001-October/009496.html is a good hit. On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 05:10:14PM +0800, vincent_kuo@sercomm.com wrote: > Dear sir, > I am trying the current version of LVM on my machine. I download the > lvm-1.0.1-rc4.tar.gz file from the FTP site. But I can't create any Logical > Volume on my machine. So I need your help. Thanks. > > My H/W information is: > VIA Socket7 motherboard with VT82C686A, VT8501 chip > CPU Cyrix MII-333 > RAM 192MB > HDD x 3 = hda 40GB (hda1=2G, hda5=rest size, hda6=64 swap) > hdc 20GB (hdc1=2G, hdc2=2G, hdc3=2G, hdc5=128 swap, hdc6=5G, > hdc7=5G, hdc8=rest size) > hdd 40GB (hdd1=200MB, hdd5=rest size, hdd6=32 swap) > FileSystem XFS V1.0.1 on HDA, EXT2 on HDC and HDD. > My OS and Software..: > Red Hat Linux 7.1 with Kernel 2.4.10 (with XFS patches) > My testing procedure: > 1. ./configure --with-kernel_dir=/usr/src/linux-2.4 > 2. cd PATCHES, make > 3. cd /usr/src/linux-2.4 > 3. patch -p1 < lvm-1.0.1=rc4-2.4.10-xfs.patch > 4. Configure the Kernel with LVM as Module (and RAID + linear, because > I don't want to test the Software RAID now) There ever happen the Makefile > patched during this procedure. (drivers/md/Makefile has already got "lvm-fs.o" > line before the patch) > 5. make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install, change lilo... > 6. make, make install (LVM tool and library) > 7. reboot > 8. Change the partition ID by FDISK (83 Linux Native-> 8e Linux LVM) > on /dev/hdc3, /dev/hdc8, /dev/hdd1 > 9. pvcreate /dev/hdc3, pvcreate /dev/hdc8 --> OK > 10. vgcreate MyVG01 /dev/hdc3, vgcreate MyVG02 /dev/hdc8 --> OK > The result of "vgdisplay" is: (See attached file: VolumeGroup) > 11. vgchange -ay MyVG01, vgchange -ay MyVG02 --> OK > 12. lvcreate -L 2G -n HDD01 MyVG01 --> core dump > 13. lvcreate -L 2G -n HDD02 MyVG02 --> core dump > 14. What ever I do (changing the LV size or deactive/active the VG, > format the partition....), it always display core dump. > 15. The result of "pvdisplay" are: (See attached file: > PhysicalVolume02)(See attached file: PhysicalVolume01) > I don't know what's wrong with my LVM. Did I make any mistake during the > kernel or tool build procedure? Or I can't use XFS or EXT2 filesystem. I ever > combine 2 partitions into one VolumeGroup, it still got "core dump". I plan to > use LVM in a couple of weeks in all of my machine. So this procedure is my first > try. Please tell me how to fix it (or what's wrong)? > By the way, the "lvcreate -d ...." will dump a lots of messages but I can't > pipeline into a text file. The last few line are like below: > ............ > <7777777> lvm_get_Device_type called > <7777777> lvm_get_Device_Type leaving with 0 > <666666> lvm_check_partition_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> pv_check_new -- CALLED > <55555> pv_check_new -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lv_check_on_pv -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <22> pv_reserve_pe -- EAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- pv_reserve_pe returned: 0 pe_last: 13 pe:0 > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- pe: 0 > <1> lv_setup_for_create 00 LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- CALLED > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- LEAVING > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > I wish they are helpful. (Also, I haven't mount any filesystem that they > are not on hda. So HDC and HDD are definitely un-mounted.) > Regards, > > -- > Vincent C. Kuo > vincent_kuo@sercomm.com > ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- > Take a little time, I will be your friend. ^-^ > ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- > > > > > -- mailto:thecap@usa.net http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~thecap/ 28 70 20 71 2C 65 29 61 9C B1 36 3D D4 69 CE 62 4A 22 8B 0E DC 3E
