From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <20021211202224.79940.qmail@web40906.mail.yahoo.com> From: Tru64 User MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [linux-lvm] pvcreate -- ERROR "Success" Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Dec 11 14:22:01 2002 List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-lvm@sistina.com Firsttimer, trying to take advantage of LVM on Linux. I have used it on AIX, so i have the concept. I have a RAID Array (1.1Tb) SCSI-ATA drive (sdb) that i was trying to create a volume out of (pvcreate). However, it gives me an ERROR "Success" message. I initially had it formatted with with reiserfs, but then wiped it clean, and erased partition table as described in howtos (dd /dev/zero....). Debug also posted below. Any leads to get this working? Exact error below. Thnks in advance. ****************** chinook@/home/moll# pvcreate /dev/sdb Password: pvcreate -- ERROR "Success" getting size of physical volume "/dev/sdb" pvcreate [-d|--debug] [-f[f]|--force [--force]] [-h|--help] [-y|--yes] [-v|--verbose] [--version] PhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...] chinook@/home/moll$ **********BEGIN_Debug***************** Script started on Wed Dec 11 15:17:09 2002 cerebus@/home/mollel$ s pvcreate --debug /dev/sdb <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0 <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10 <1> lvm_lock -- CALLED <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING <1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/sdb" <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/sdb" <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <4444> lvm_get_device_type called <4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1 <333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <1> pv_get_size -- CALLED with /dev/sdb and 0xbfffdfa0 <22> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/sda <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/sda1 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/sdb <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda1 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda2 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda5 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda6 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda7 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda8 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda9 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: ADDED <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED with /dev/hda9 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 0 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: NOT ADDED <22> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 11 <22> lvm_dir_cache_find -- CALLED with /dev/sdb <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/sdb" <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/sdb" <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <666666> lvm_get_device_type called <666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1 <55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 <333> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED <333> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 11 <22> lvm_dir_cache_find -- LEAVING with entry: 2 <22> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED <333> lvm_get_device_type called <333> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1 <22> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE <22> lvm_partition_count -- CALLED for 0x810 <333> lvm_get_device_type called <333> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1 <22> lvm_partition_count -- LEAVING with ret: 16 <22> pv_get_dev_size -- CALLED with /dev/sdb and 0xbfffdfa0 <22> pv_get_dev_size -- LEAVING with ret: -1951217920 <1> pv_get_size -- LEAVING with ret: -1951217920 <1> lvm_error -- CALLED with: -1951217920 <1> lvm_error -- LEAVING with: "Success" pvcreate -- ERROR "Success" getting size of physical volume "/dev/sdb" pvcreate [-d|--debug] [-f[f]|--force [--force]] [-h|--help] [-y|--yes] [-v|--verbose] [--version] PhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...] <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 chinook@/home/moll# exit exit Script done on Wed Dec 11 15:17:21 2002 ***************END_DEBUG******************** ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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