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From: Ming Zhang <mingz@ele.uri.edu>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] can data be found after cleaning the first sector by mistake? (tears in my eyes)
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:06:47 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1106521607.3130.111.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1106521186.3130.109.camel@localhost.localdomain>

forgot to mention that 

[root@localhost ~]# pvcreate -t /dev/md0
  Test mode: Metadata will NOT be updated.
  Can't initialize physical volume "/dev/md0" of volume group "datavg"
without -ff

so it looks like it can tell /dev/md0 is a pv belongs to vg datavg, but
some data are missed.

ming


On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 17:59, Ming Zhang wrote:
> I have 2 disk sda and sdb, build a md0 on them, and create vg and lv on
> top of md0.
> 
> when i upgraded my system from fedora 2 to 3, it reported my sda and sdb
> contain uninitialized partition table and need to clean. i mad a stupid
> error by pressing yes!
> 
> now no matter what command i execute, it reports.
> 
> [root@localhost ~]# lvscan
>   Logical volume (vol1) contains an incomplete mapping table.
>   Volume group "datavg" not found
> [root@localhost ~]# pvscan -P
>   Partial mode. Incomplete volume groups will be activated read-only.
>   Logical volume (vol1) contains an incomplete mapping table.
>   No matching physical volumes found
> [root@localhost ~]# vgmknodes
>   Logical volume (vol1) contains an incomplete mapping table.
>   Volume group "datavg" not found
> 
> i wonder if there is any way to get my personal data back. thanks so
> much if anybody can give a hint!
> 
> 
> 
> these are my system information
> 
> [root@localhost ~]# fdisk /dev/sda -l
>  
> Disk /dev/sda: 164.6 GB, 164696555520 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20023 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>  
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> 
> [root@localhost ~]# fdisk /dev/sdb -l
>  
> Disk /dev/sdb: 164.6 GB, 164696555520 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20023 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>  
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> 
> [root@localhost ~]# more /proc/mdstat
> Personalities : [raid1]
> md0 : active raid1 sda[0] sdb[1]
>       160836416 blocks [2/2] [UU]
>        
> unused devices: <none>
> 
> 
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      reply	other threads:[~2005-01-23 23:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-01-23 22:59 [linux-lvm] can data be found after cleaning the first sector by mistake? (tears in my eyes) Ming Zhang
2005-01-23 23:06 ` Ming Zhang [this message]

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