At some point, I don't recall when, the coders for partprobe disabled updating the in kernel partition table because it didn't always work quite right and therefore just made it return without actually doing anything to the partition table. No message was given however and many were a bit stumped because it seemed "broken". It was however, by design. I think it has been changed due to popular demand. The problem wasn't in partitioning a new disk rather it was in changing a disk that already had a partition table on it. They seemed to have taken the easy route and simply disabled the command for any disk. It was the default behavior for RHEL6 but I am not sure when or IF it actually hit RHEL5. Sounds like it might have. In RHEL6 a reboot is simply a requirement, full stop. gparted is only a front end to parted.... -C On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Doll, Margaret Ann <margaret_doll@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
