Ellis, have you removed _all_ /dev/-Entries for LVs and retried "vgscan -f" without success so far ? On Fri, May 23, 2003 at 12:36:26AM -0700, Ellis Whitehead wrote: > Hallo, > > How do you fix an incorrect Block Device assignment? > > When I hooked the harddrive from an old computer into my newer one (both had lvm > partitions), I got the message that certain IDs were duplicated. So I ran vgscan > -f to assign new IDs. However, vgscan -f duplicated the Block Device on two of > the logical volumes. The has the outcome that when I mount the first one, I only > get access to the second one. :( > > I would show the output of lvdisplay & friends, but I can't get an internet > connection from that computer anymore because of this. *grin* Basically: > > /dev/toro1/home, block device 58:5 > /dev/toro1/var, block device 58:6 > /dev/toro1/projekte, block device 58:7 > /dev/toro1/usr, block device 58:8 > /dev/toro1/local, block device 58:9 > /dev/toro1/fileserver, block device 58:5 > > Either the drive I added had 5 lv's and so vgscan didn't reassign the 6th on the > first drive (i.e., /dev/toro1/fileserver), or it cycled back around after 58:9 > for some reason. > > Can anyone tell me how to get my home back??? *grin* > > Many thanks in advance! > Ellis Whitehead > > _______________________________________________ > 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/
