vgcfgrestore be an option to restore my lvm? Daniel Zeiss wrote: > Hello, > > my lvm (2 partitions on 2 discs /dev/hde4 /devhdg2) on a Debian Woody > Linux (2.4.18-686) shows some strange behaviour: > > After rebooting my computer, vgscan found an inactive "vg01" to be my > volume group but vgchange -a y said: > > vgchange -- ERROR: can't get name(s) of physical volumes > vgchange -- Please check, if /proc is mounted > > my /proc is mounted and in /proc/lvm /global is says: > > Total: 0 VGs 0 PVs 0 LVs (LVs open) > Global: 152 bytes malloced IOP version 10 0:05:06 active > > I do _not_ use devfs, /dev is complete and working. > > My lvm are just my home dirs, so uncomming them in /etc/fstabs and > rebooting brings my system up with kde now problem and root can log in > and work (which it shouldnt do with kde, just testing). > > My / is on /dev/hde3, so it isnt a disc failure. > > the output of > > vgchange -a y -d > > is attached. > > What can I do to get my LVM up running _without_ dataloss? > > Thank you > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/