Hi, if someone is interested in the solution of this issue, have a look at: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3562137.html#3562137 Best regards Thomas > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com> > Gesendet: 02.09.06 23:27:59 > An: linux-lvm@redhat.com > Betreff: Partitiontable destroyed with gentoo installer > Hi, > > I have a 250GB harddisk. I used the whole disk as a PV. > > # pvcreate /dev/hdb > > and did create a volume group > > vgcreate vg_250GB /dev/hdb > > and 2 logical volumes > > lv_old_system with 50GB > and > lv_storage with the rest of the disk > > then I did copy all the data from the old harddisk to lv_old_system. > > With the Gentoo live CD I did then install gentoo linux to the old harddrive. > The gentoo installer did delete the partitiontable on all connected harddrives :-( > So my logicalvolumes are not available anymore. > But vgchange shows that lv_old_system is somehow still available. Can you help me please, to recover that volume? > As I did create the logical volume with the old SuSE 8 installation, which I did overwrite with the gentoo installation, I do not have the metadata backup in /etc :-( > > thinkpad ~ # vgchange -v -ay vg_250GB > Using volume group(s) on command line > Finding volume group "vg_250GB" > Logical volume (lv_old_system) contains an incomplete mapping table. > Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices > Logical volume (lv_old_system) contains an incomplete mapping table. > Volume group "vg_250GB" not found > thinkpad ~ # > > Thank you in advance > Thomas > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
