From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Heinz Mauelshagen Subject: Re: dm-linear error: Device lookup failed Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 13:06:22 +0200 Message-ID: <20060528110622.GA2179@redhat.com> References: <1148338665.1812.16.camel@solid.brisbane.redhat.com> Reply-To: mauelshagen@redhat.com, device-mapper development Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1148338665.1812.16.camel@solid.brisbane.redhat.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: dm-devel-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: dm-devel-bounces@redhat.com To: device-mapper development Cc: hjm@redhat.com List-Id: dm-devel.ids Mark, you're saying, the system is wotking properly, but without the respecive mapping tables it's hard to tell if there's a hidden issue. The message shows, that device-mapper is unable to discover 2 devices while loading (a) mapping table(s). On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 08:57:45AM +1000, Mark Huth wrote: > Hi, > I am encountering the following error/message whilst the machine is > booting up: > > kernel: device-mapper: 4.5.0-ioctl (2005-10-04) initialised: dm- > devel@redhat.com > kernel: device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed > kernel: device-mapper: error adding target to table > kernel: device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed > kernel: device-mapper: error adding target to table > kernel: cdrom: open failed. > last message repeated 2 times > > I am not using LVM (just a bunch of raid0 partitions) so it seems that > this error is more informational rather than a sign of possible > problems, and the system seems to otherwise be functioning normally. So > I was wondering if anyone on this list can confirm that it is nothing to > worry about and if there a way to make the system happy to prevent this > message from showing up. I am using RHEL4U3 (kernel 2.6.9-34.EL). > > Thanks, > Mark > > -- > dm-devel mailing list > dm-devel@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Red Hat GmbH Consulting Development Engineer Am Sonnenhang 11 Storage Development 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@RedHat.com PHONE +49 171 7803392 FAX +49 2626 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-