From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:34:32 +0000 From: "Heinz J. Mauelshagen" Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] [CVS LVM Mon Jan 29 16:18:57 EST 2001] Device /dev/hdc1 doesn'texist Message-ID: <20010129163432.J8567@srv.sistina.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: ; from dparrish@excido.com on Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 04:25:43PM +1100 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="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-lvm@Sistina.com Hi David, did you check that your /dev entries are setup correctly? The error returned by pv_get_size() makes me believe that there could be something wrong. In special they should look like: brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 0 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 1 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 10 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc10 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 11 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc11 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 12 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc12 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 13 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc13 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 14 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc14 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 15 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc15 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 2 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 3 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc3 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 4 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc4 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 5 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc5 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 6 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc6 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 7 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc7 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 8 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc8 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 9 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc9 for /dev/hdc. On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 04:25:43PM +1100, David Parrish wrote: > I'm trying to get LVM going for the first, time.. I'm getting a few > errors, I've looked through the FAQs and can't find anything about these. > > If this is a really stupid commonly found problem and it's just a stupid > luser doing it, please point me in the appropriate manual, otherwise, > any help would be appreciated. > > LVM CVS checked out today Mon Jan 29 16:18:57 EST 2001 > > > > > > [root@mordor /root]# uname -a > Linux mordor.parrish.org.au 2.4.0-ac11 #7 Sat Jan 27 18:34:52 EST 2001 i686 unknown > > [root@mordor /root]# vgscan -? > > Logical Volume Manager 0.9 > Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 13/11/2000 (IOP 10) > > vgscan -- Volume Group Scan > > Synopsis: > --------- > > vgscan > [-d/--debug] > [-h/-?/--help] > [-v/--verbose] > > [root@mordor /root]# vgscan -v > vgscan -- removing "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > vgscan -- no volume groups found > > [root@mordor /root]# pvcreate -v /dev/hdc1 > pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager > pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/hdc1" > pvcreate -- getting physical volume size > pvcreate -- device "/dev/hdc1" doesn't exist > > [root@mordor /root]# fdisk /dev/hdc > > The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 13328. > There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, > and could in certain setups cause problems with: > 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) > 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs > (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) > > Command (m for help): p > > Disk /dev/hdc: 15 heads, 63 sectors, 13328 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdc1 1 13328 6297448+ 8e Linux LVM > > Command (m for help): q > > [root@mordor /root] pvcreate -d /dev/hdc1 > <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 > <1> lvm_lock -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING > <1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> pv_get_size -- CALLED with /dev/hdc1 and BFFFF8E0 > <22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <333> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_check_part -- CALLED with /dev/hdc1 > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- CALLED > <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 10 > <333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- LEAVING > <22> pv_check_part -- LEAVING with -231 > <22> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <22> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 10 > <22> lvm_dir_cache_find -- CALLED > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING > <333> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 10 > <22> lvm_dir_cache_find -- LEAVING > <1> pv_get_size -- LEAVING with ret: -236 > pvcreate -- device "/dev/hdc1" doesn't exist > > <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED > <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > > -- > David Parrish > Brainbench MVP for Linux > http://www.brainbench.com/ > > All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates. > -- Woody Allen > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-