Todd, kernel still can't handle partition table updates on active disks. You need to reboot in thiese cases :-( Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 11:07:46AM -0700, Todd Underwood wrote: > folx, > > i've just discovered another problem (which was preventing me from > pvcreating one of my partitions): fdisk seems to be confused about the > partition table: > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 1 1020 8193118+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda2 1021 3675 21326287+ 8e Linux LVM > /dev/hda3 3676 3722 377527+ 82 Linux swap > > Command (m for help): w > The partition table has been altered! > > Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. > Re-read table failed with error 16: Device or resource busy. > Reboot your system to ensure the partition table is updated. > > WARNING: If you have created or modified any DOS 6.x > partitions, please see the fdisk manual page for additional > information. > Syncing disks. > [root@villa root]# fdisk -s /dev/hda1 > 8193118 > [root@villa root]# fdisk -s /dev/hda2 > 265072 > [root@villa root]# fdisk -s /dev/hda3 > 0 > > > v. odd. i believe that this is a separate problem from the one i reported > earlier, but i thought that i would mention it. > > > > todd underwood, vp & cto > oso grande technologies, inc. > todd@osogrande.com > > "Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve > neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
