I rebooted the system and ran partprobe on all the four disks that are causing a problem. >partprobe /dev/sdi >mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdi1 mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) /dev/sdi1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here! cat /proc/partitions has added the partition of the four disks after I did the partprobe on them. On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Geofrey Rainey <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Did you run "partprobe" or alternatively have you tried a reboot? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doll, Margaret Ann > Sent: Wednesday, 4 May 2011 12:58 a.m. > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: disk partitions on that aren't recognized by mkfs + parted > > I successfully made a logical volume out of four disks. I am now > attempting > to do the same to another four disks on the same system. > > "fdisk -l" > > shows a similar result for each of the new four > > Disk /dev/sdk1: 2000.3 Gb, 2000398923016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders > Units cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdk1 1 243201 1953512001 83 Linux > > parted sees them as > > Model: ATA WDC WD20EAD5-98R (scsi) > Disk /dev/sdk: 2000GB > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > partition Table: msdos > > Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 32.3kB 2000Gb 2000GB primary > > but mkfs doesn't work > > mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdk1 > make2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) > Could not stat /dev/sdk1 --- No such file or directory > > Same results with "mke2fs -j" > > cat /proc/partitions shows for the disks that worked: > > 8 96 1953514584 sdg > 8 97 1953512001 sdg1 > > for the disks that don't work: > > 8 112 1953514584 sdk > > parted is version 1.8.1-27.el5. I have the system completely updated. > 2.6.18-238.9.1.el5xen > I understand that parted is sometimes a problem. Should I download > gparted? > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ========================================================== > For more information on the Television New Zealand Group, visit us > online at tvnz.co.nz > ========================================================== > CAUTION: This e-mail and any attachment(s) contain information that > is intended to be read only by the named recipient(s). This information > is not to be used or stored by any other person and/or organisation. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
