Ed Jackson(ej_external@bigfoot.com)@Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 11:03:47PM -0500: > I'm trying to install and use LVM on my redhat - but I'm having > difficulties getting started. > > I've tried to download and use the binaries at ftp.msede.com: > > ftp://linux.msede.com/lvm/binaries/redhat/base/lvm-base-1.1-1.i386.rpm > ftp://linux.msede.com/lvm/binaries/redhat/base/lvm-base-1.1-1.src.rpm > > and also all of the following files in: > > ftp://linux.msede.com//lvm/0.9.1_beta/binaries/redhat/ > > lvm-iop10-0.9.1_beta7-1.i386.rpm > lvm-iop10-lib-0.9.1_beta7-1.i386.rpm > lvm-iop10-man-0.9.1_beta7-1.i386.rpm > lvm-iop10-patchgen-0.9.1_beta7-1.i386.rpm > > > When I install all of those RPMs with gnorpm, and try to run the wrapped > shell scripts for anything to do with LVM (like pvcreate) I get an error > message stating: > > -------------- sample message -------------- > vgcreate > lvmiopversion -- LVM driver/module not loaded? > > vgcreate: /lib/lvm-iop not found. Is lvm-iop installed? > ----------------------------------------------- i'm unsure as to what it's trying to load a file from /lib, but i can only guess it's looking for the lvm kernel module. > And when I search the current filesystem for anything named *lvm-iop* I get > nothing. > > I have added the following to /etc/modules.conf > > alias block-major-58 lvm-mod > alias char-major-109 lvm-mod > > > > > Since that didn't seem to work - I removed those RPMs and tried to download > the latest from ftp://ftp.sistina.com/pub/LVM/1.0/ and unpacked all > files. When I follow the instructions in the lvm-howto doc.. I run > LVM/1.0.1-rc4/configure script, which seems to complete fine. > > I then cd into PATCHES and try to run 'make' and get the following error: > > ------------- > make > You haven't applied the rawio patch, please see the README > make: *** [check_rawio] Error 1 > --------------- > > The README file only discusses the raw_io patch if I'm using a 2.2 > kernel. But i'm currently using 2.4.9-31 > > > Can anyone please help me out with this? I'd like to just use the RPMs if > possible - and the source code next if the RPMs don't work out. > i know that mandrake ship an LVM enabled kernel, but maybe redhat dont? i dont use redhat, so i cant say eaitehr way. but if in doubt of such things, it's always worth compiling your own. get a recent kernel source tree, and get the latest LVM 1.0.3 ( at present ). IIRC when you run make in the patches directory, it checks to see what patches have already been applied to /usr/src/linux. and then whatever's new and needs to be included get's built into a custom patch. which you then apply to the source tree. oh, and make sure you enable the kernel option for LVM support when you recompile. i've had a few problems getting LVM to work, and on the whole, if i'd started with a clean kernel, + lvm patch, and LVM userspace tools it'd have been a lot easier. HTH, -vince -- PGP key: http://codex.net/pgp/pgp.asc It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose. -- Darrin Weinberg _______________________________________________ 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
