Hi # pvmove -v /dev/hda10 /dev/hda8 ... pvmove -- /dev/hda10 [PE 999 [lvol5 [LE 1365]] -> /dev/hda8 [PE 560] [1/1] pvmove -- ERROR reading input physical volume "/dev/hda10" (still 65536 bytes to read) pvmove -- ERROR "pv_move_pe(): read input PV" pv_move_pe pvmove -- ERROR "pv_move_pe(): read input PV" moving physical extents I wanted to release this partition from the LVM to use it with another OS. The error once occured in June 2001 but I couldn't find a solution in the archives. Any ideas? More infos below. bye, -christian- # uname -a Linux app109 2.4.18-pre6 #7 Mit Jan 23 00:32:29 CET 2002 i686 unknown # pvmove --version pvmove: Logical Volume Manager 1.0.1 Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 26/11/2001 (IOP 10) # pvmove -d -v /dev/hda10 /dev/hda9 ... <333> pe_lock_internal -- CALLED for vg0 <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: vg0 <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "vg0" <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> pe_lock_internal -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <22> pv_move_pe -- LEAVING with ret: -253 <22> lvm_error -- CALLED with: -253 <22> lvm_error -- LEAVING with: "pv_move_pe(): read input PV" pvmove -- ERROR "pv_move_pe(): read input PV" pv_move_pe <1> pv_move_pes -- LEAVING with ret: -253 <1> lvm_error -- CALLED with: -253 <1> lvm_error -- LEAVING with: "pv_move_pe(): read input PV" pvmove -- ERROR "pv_move_pe(): read input PV" moving physical extents <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 # vgdisplay -v --- Volume group --- VG Name vg0 VG Access read/write VG Status available/resizable VG # 0 MAX LV 256 Cur LV 4 Open LV 4 MAX LV Size 255.99 GB Max PV 256 Cur PV 5 Act PV 5 VG Size 19.53 GB PE Size 4.00 MB Total PE 5000 Alloc PE / Size 2610 / 10.20 GB Free PE / Size 2390 / 9.34 GB VG UUID LuuTlh-HESy-ugJF-nxye-TC8f-MAe6-aIvT84 ... --- Physical volumes --- PV Name (#) /dev/hda6 (1) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 1000 / 0 PV Name (#) /dev/hda7 (2) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 1000 / 1 PV Name (#) /dev/hda8 (3) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 1000 / 440 PV Name (#) /dev/hda9 (4) PV Status available / allocatable Total PE / Free PE 1000 / 950 PV Name (#) /dev/hda10 (5) PV Status available / NOT allocatable Total PE / Free PE 1000 / 999 _______________________________________________ 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
