From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <001c01c129cd$b910b940$f04b7818@lvcm.com> From: "Glenn Shannon" References: <20010820200942.82753.qmail@web13404.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] no volume groups found Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:13:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-Path: warl0k@lvcm.com 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: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com Pierre, It's not proper to yell at people like that. The guy is asking an honest question and you yelling at him will not get him any closer to a solution. I use debian unstable, but I have upgraded to lvm 1.0. My suggestion is to use lvm 1.0-rc1. Any other valid suggestions? Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Lamb" To: Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] no volume groups found > THATS WHY IT IS CALLED UNSTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > --- Ulrich Wiederhold wrote: > > Hello, > > I use 2.4.9 with debian unstable and lvm version > > 0.9.1_beta6. I don�t > > use devfs and compiled lvm into the kernel. > > I created a vg nameed vg01 containing > > hda2,hdb1,hdd1,sdb1 and sdc1. Then > > I created some lv�s and made a mkfs.xfs. > > I could do a "vgscan -v && vgchange -a y" and mount > > my lv�s. > > > > After a reboot, /etc/rcS.d/S25lvm couldn�t find any > > vg�s. So I ran the > > script manually and it works. > > > > I had some other problems that need me to reboot and > > my PC crashed several > > times. Now, I can�t even run the script manually. I > > always get this: > > > > home:# vgscan -v > > vgscan -- removing "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" > > vgscan -- creating empty "/etc/lvmtab" and > > "/etc/lvmtab.d" > > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may > > take a while...) > > vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" > > successfully created > > vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA > > backup of your volume > > group > > > > home:# vgchange -a y > > vgchange -- no volume groups found > > > > home:# vgdisplay > > vgdisplay -- no volume groups found > > > > Then I did "man vgcfgrestore" and tryed > > home:# vgcfgrestore -n vg01 -l > > vgcfgrestore -- ERROR: different structure size > > stored in > > "/etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf" than expected in file > > vg_cfgrestore.c [line > > 137] > > vgcfgrestore -- ERROR "vg_cfgrestore(): read" > > restoring volume group > > "vg01" > > > > and: > > home:# vgcfgrestore -f /etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf.1.old > > -n vg01 /dev/sdb1 > > vgcfgrestore -- ERROR: different structure size > > stored in > > "/etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf.1.old" than expected in file > > vg_cfgrestore.c > > [line 137] > > vgcfgrestore -- ERROR "vg_cfgrestore(): read" > > restoring volume group > > "vg01" > > > > What "PhysicalVolumePath" should I use with it? > > > > Then I looked in the mail-archive and did a: > > home:/home/fzzgrr# vgcfgrestore -v -d -n vg01 > > /dev/hda2 > > <1> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: vg01 > > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "vg01" > > <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <1> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda2" > > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: > > "/dev/hda2" > > <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > > <333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED > > <333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: > > TRUE > > <22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > > <1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <1> vg_check_active -- CALLED with VG: vg01 > > <22> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: vg01 > > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "vg01" > > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <22> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <22> vg_status -- CALLED with VG: vg01 > > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: vg01 > > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "vg01" > > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <22> vg_status -- LEAVING with ret: -6 > > <1> vg_check_active -- LEAVING with ret: -6 > > <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED > > <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED > > <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING > > <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0 > > <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10 > > vgcfgrestore -- locking logical volume manager > > <1> lvm_lock -- CALLED > > <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED > > <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING > > <1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- CALLED > > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- LEAVING > > vgcfgrestore -- restoring volume group "vg01" from > > "/etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf" > > <1> vg_cfgrestore -- CALLED > > <22> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: vg01 > > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "vg01" > > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <22> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > vgcfgrestore -- checking existence of > > "/etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf" > > vgcfgrestore -- reading volume group data for "vg01" > > from > > "/etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf" > > <22> vg_check_consistency -- CALLED > > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: vg01 > > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "vg01" > > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > <22> vg_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > vgcfgrestore -- reading physical volume data for > > "vg01" from > > "/etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf" > > vgcfgrestore -- ERROR: different structure size > > stored in > > "/etc/lvmconf/vg01.conf" than expected in file > > vg_cfgrestore.c [line > > 137] > > <1> vg_cfgrestore -- LEAVING with ret: -328 > > <1> lvm_error -- CALLED with: -328 > > <1> lvm_error -- LEAVING with: "vg_cfgrestore(): > > read" > > vgcfgrestore -- ERROR "vg_cfgrestore(): read" > > restoring volume group > > "vg01" > > > > <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED > > <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > > > > > So, what else can I do? > > I don�t want lose my data! > > :( > > > > Any hints? > > Thanks. > > Uli > > > > -- > > 'The box said, 'Requires Windows 95 or better', so i > > installed Linux - TKK 5 > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-lvm mailing list > > linux-lvm@sistina.com > > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > > read the LVM HOW-TO at > http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! 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