From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k87JPRA7025787 for ; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:25:27 -0400 Received: from fmmailgate07.web.de (fmmailgate07.web.de [217.72.192.248]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k87JOphw028400 for ; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:24:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:24:45 +0200 Message-Id: <1231942361@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Thomas Scheller Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Partitiontable destroyed with gentoo installer Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: LVM general discussion and development Hi, if someone is interested in the solution of this issue, have a look at: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3562137.html#3562137 Best regards Thomas > -----Urspr=EF=BF=BDngliche Nachricht----- > Von: LVM general discussion and development > Gesendet: 02.09.06 23:27:59 > An: linux-lvm@redhat.com > Betreff: [linux-lvm] Partitiontable destroyed with gentoo installer > Hi, >=20 > I have a 250GB harddisk. I used the whole disk as a PV. >=20 > # pvcreate /dev/hdb >=20 > and did create a volume group >=20 > vgcreate vg_250GB /dev/hdb >=20 > and 2 logical volumes >=20 > lv_old_system with 50GB > and > lv_storage with the rest of the disk >=20 > then I did copy all the data from the old harddisk to lv_old_system. >=20 > With the Gentoo live CD I did then install gentoo linux to the old harddr= ive. > The gentoo installer did delete the partitiontable on all connected hardd= rives :-( > So my logicalvolumes are not available anymore. > But vgchange shows that lv_old_system is somehow still available. Can you= help me please, to recover that volume? > As I did create the logical volume with the old SuSE 8 installation, whic= h I did overwrite with the gentoo installation, I do not have the metadata = backup in /etc :-( >=20 > thinkpad ~ # vgchange -v -ay vg_250GB > Using volume group(s) on command line > Finding volume group "vg_250GB" > Logical volume (lv_old_system) contains an incomplete mapping table. > Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices > Logical volume (lv_old_system) contains an incomplete mapping table. > Volume group "vg_250GB" not found > thinkpad ~ #=20 >=20 > Thank you in advance > Thomas >=20 > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/