additional info: # pvscan --version LVM version: 2.02.05 (2006-04-21) Library version: 1.02.05 (2006-04-19) Driver version: 4.6.0 also only tells: # pvscan Invalid LV in extent map (PV /dev/sda3, PE 1080, LV 5, LE 0) Couldn't fill logical volume maps. Invalid LV in extent map (PV /dev/sda3, PE 1080, LV 5, LE 0) Couldn't fill logical volume maps. No matching physical volumes found _______________________________________________ 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/