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From: Marian Csontos <mcsontos@redhat.com>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Cc: Amandeep Kapila <kapila.amandeep@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] fdisk can't recognize partition tables
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:40:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <51712D11.4070400@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMY7n8ig1kyWnuzMSw0KNyC=4C7DCWMEhJYJ-TRCkh_H+wJ+ow@mail.gmail.com>

On 04/18/2013 01:39 PM, Amandeep Kapila wrote:
> Hello,
>
>             I have a little lvm related issue with Debian Squeeze
> installation. I install debian squeeze with lvm partitioning. The
> installation completes and every thing is working fine for last many days.
> But I notice a message when I use the fdisk tool to list my partitions. The
> message is,
>
>              Disk /dev/dm-4 doesn't contain a valid partition table
>
>             Why I am getting this and what can be the implications? Can
> fdisk read the lvm partition tables or it can't and just giving this
> message? Any workaround? Again I assert everything is working great.

/dev/dm-4 is the LVM logical volume. Partitions are one floor lower.
NOTE: you should not use /dev/dm-*! Use /dev/VG/LV instead or by UUID.

See output of `pvs` to see partition(s) behind the LVM.

Then drop last number - that's the disk containing partitions.

Or give `lsblk` a try.

-- Marian


>
>             Thanks in advance....
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
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      reply	other threads:[~2013-04-19 11:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-18 11:39 [linux-lvm] fdisk can't recognize partition tables Amandeep Kapila
2013-04-19 11:40 ` Marian Csontos [this message]

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