i have tried that with no success. dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdb bs=512 count=1 blockdev --rereadpt /dev/hdb is there a patch i dont know about for devfs? or kernel 2.4.18? On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 15:06, Heinz J . Mauelshagen wrote: > On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 03:48:31PM -0800, richard turner wrote: > > i am trying to create a pv on an entire disk /dev/hdb with the following > > command: > > pvcreate -ff -y /dev/hdb > > > > it returns the following error: > > pvcreate --device "/dev/hdb" has a partition table > > > > fdisk, sfdisk and all other methods prove there is not a partition table > > on /dev/hdb > > > > using lvm 1.0.1 with mandrake8.2 kernel 2.4.18-6 > > > > what is causing pvcreate to think i have a partition table on /dev/hdb? > > The identifier at the end of the first sector. > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdb bs=512 count=1 > > should make pvcreate happy ;) > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > -- > > 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://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ 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/
