Vincent, in case you've got devfs, please retry with the long devfs path names. Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 03:04:55PM +0000, Vincent AE Scott wrote: > > Hi there, > > i have a problem with some newly partioned up disks, i've created two > LVM partions on two different disks. upon executing the following > commands, vgcreate fails: > > [root@box guest]# pvcreate /dev/hde2 > pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/hde2" successfully created > > [root@box guest]# pvcreate /dev/hdg2 > pvcreate -- physical volume "/dev/hdg2" successfully created > > [root@box guest]# vgcreate vg /dev/hde2 /dev/hdg2 > vgcreate -- no valid physical volumes in command line > > > here's a snipit from the tail end of vgcreate -d: > > <1> pv_read_all_pv -- calling stat with "/dev/loop/7" > <22> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/loop/7 > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/loop/7" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/loop/7" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_read -- going to read /dev/loop/7 > <22> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: -282 > <1> pv_read_all_pv -- pv_read returned: -282 > <1> pv_read_all_pv -- avoiding multiple entries in case of MD; np: 2 > <1> pv_read_all_pv -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hde2" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hde2" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdg2" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdg2" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > vgcreate -- no valid physical volumes in command line > > > > Now, the only thing i can think of, is this disk *used* to have an LVM > on it, (vg+lv) but i have since removed it from the disk, in favour of > this new attempt. i cant see how it could possibly be a problem, but > maybe there's something lurking in the FS. > > > Does anyone have any dieas whats wrong? > im running lvm 1.0.3 on 2.4.18 > > > > -- > PGP key: http://codex.net/pgp/pgp.asc > > C:\> File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N) > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________ 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
