From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Donald Gordon <don@dis.org.nz>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] pvcreate -- device "/dev/hdc" has a partition
 table: force check bypass?
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On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 13:51:59 +1300 Donald Gordon <don@dis.org.nz> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to setup LVM, but have run into trouble:
> 
> unibus:~# blockdev --rereadpt /dev/hdc;dmesg|tail -n 1
>  /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0: unknown partition table
> unibus:~# pvcreate /dev/hdc
> pvcreate -- device "/dev/hdc" has a partition table

I solved the problem by mounting devfs (it was compiled into my kernel,
but not used).  The wording about devfs in the LVM HOWTO could do with
some clarification :-)

don