Re: [linux-lvm] can't create a PV

[Gunther Clasen <gunther_clasen@arcor.de>]

On Wed, Feb 08, 2006, Marcin Struzak wrote:
> Gunther Clasen wrote:
> >[...] Or is my harddisk dying? 
> 
> Take a look at smartmontools (http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/); 
> they can accurately pinpoint existing or imminent hard-disk failures.

Well, that is the reason for my wish to extend that VG. So that I can
copy data from my failing disk:

Feb 12 16:12:55 tui smartd[5958]: Device: /dev/hde, 4 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors
Feb 12 16:12:55 tui smartd[5958]: Device: /dev/hde, 1 Offline uncorrectable sectors

/dev/hda and /dev/hdg only report changes in attributes 8 and 209
(Seek_Time_Performance and Offline_Seek_Performnce). I don't thik that
is a problem.

I'm still quite puzzled as to why I can't crate physical volumes on
/dev/hdg9 and /dev/hdg10, when /dev/hdg7 and /dev/hdg8 work fine...
It can't possibly be down to the filters, as the program suggested?

Regards,

Gunther