From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steven Lembark Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] VG lost, VG restorable without lvmconf? Need help! Message-Id: <636740000.1017419834@dizzy.wrkhors.com> In-Reply-To: <004e01c1d71d$7c587580$9865fea9@homecomputer> References: <200203280951.g2S9p8h23250@lorus.lonx.net> <15805.1017323123@www6.gmx.net> <004e01c1d71d$7c587580$9865fea9@homecomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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: Fri Mar 29 10:37:01 2002 List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com -- "dan.am" >> > Are your disks Maxtor ? >> >> no and yes :) >> hda is IBM (30 GB) >> hdb is a Maxtor 61,4 GB / 5400 > This probably has something to do with it. I have some Maxtor stuff too. >> >> I am afraid that I have no current backups of these files if backups at >> all :-( > This is a problem. Hmmmm...Try recreating your vol group config by running > "vgcreate" and "lvcreate" from command line. Do not use yast , as this > will call "vgscan" again > Or maybe: > 1. mv /sbin/vgscan /sbin/vgscan.BOGUS > 2. YasT to recreate VG. > In any case work carefully, since you are in trouble > > Also try "vgcfgrestore" , but assume it is broken too, as it was in my > case Remember thta LVM doesn't effect the data on your disk, just the LVM headers. If you remember the approx. sizes of things you may be able to bring the LV back on line long enough to back it up, blow off LVM, re-create the thing from scratcn, run the VG backups and restore the original data. All you can do it play around with it until the volume mounts. -- Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer Workhorse Computing Chicago, IL 60647 +1 800 762 1582