Which LVM (tools+driver) version? What exactly happened before vgscan failed? On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 10:21:37AM +0200, Turbo Fredriksson wrote: > Here we go again... Second or third time I lost my LVM... :( > What's wrong this time? > > ----- s n i p ----- > [papadoc.root]# vgscan > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > vgscan -- ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): current PV" can't get data of volume group "vg1" from physical volume(s) > vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created > vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group > > [papadoc.root]# vgchange -a y > vgchange -- no volume groups found > > [papadoc.root]# pvscan -u > pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdb1 " with UUID "ofZCeT-O16H-Df0h-4KoB-xQhm-lc24-67dZvk" is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdc1 " with UUID "xN0MF7-xKU0-Uk3L-g8Pw-0YfH-fS3V-zgFA66" is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdd10" with UUID "5V0XNB-gA87-OU66-1iza-cvsz-xQ2q-6DEbyH" is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sde1 " with UUID "Bdm7PX-50Dq-hC6R-yXmv-DDq1-n6Nx-4ohaKK" is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan) > pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/sdf1 " with UUID "QnqfyA-fOTB-J1Pp-4be5-t6QU-bGjS-i2BKf2" is associated to unknown VG "vg1" (run vgscan) > pvscan -- total: 5 [34.84 GB] / in use: 5 [34.84 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] > ----- s n i p ----- > -- > ammonium assassination supercomputer $400 million in gold bullion DES > jihad Iran kibo Peking pits killed ammunition Marxist 767 subway > [See http://www.aclu.org/echelonwatch/index.html for more about this] > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** 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