I need to unmount the lvm partition before i can realize a valid snapshot of a journalized fs (reiserfs or ext) All works fine with ext2 : mount -t ext3 /dev/vg0/ext3fs =>ok lvreate snap /dev/vg0/ext3fs => ok mount snap => FAILED mount: block device /dev/vg0/snap is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/vg0/snap, or too many mounted file systems umount /dev/vg0/ext3fs =>ok lvreate snap /dev/vg0/ext3fs => ok mount snap => ok mount -t ext2 /dev/vg0/ext2fs =>ok lvreate snap /dev/vg0/ext2fs => ok mount snap => ok Redhat 6.2 on IBM Netfinity kernel used: 2.2.19, 2.2.20, 2.2.21 patches: reiserfs-3.5.35, ext3-0.0.7a linux-2.2.18-rawio.patch, linux-2.2.19.kdb.diff, linux-2.2.19.ext3.diff LVM: 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5 patches and utils I known there was a patch for kernel 2.4.x for VFS-lock but nothing for kenel 2.2.x series. I can't upgrade to kernel 2.4. What can i do ? -- ????? Thierry VOYAT Tél: (33) 3 22 82 38 39 ( 0 0 ) Rectorat Amiens Fax: (33) 3 22 82 39 16 ---oOo(_)oOo--- 20 boulevard Alsace-Lorraine - 80063 AMIENS Les faiblesses des hommes font la force des femmes. Voltaire _______________________________________________ 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