From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:08:15 -0500 From: AJ Lewis Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Can't pvcreate second partition... Message-ID: <20010507180815.E9153@sistina.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="bi5JUZtvcfApsciF" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: ; from jdiehl@sandia.gov on Mon, May 07, 2001 at 04:13:38PM -0600 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: To: linux-lvm@sistina.com --bi5JUZtvcfApsciF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 04:13:38PM -0600, Diehl, Jeffrey wrote: > The problem with this theory is that I'm running 2.2.18, not 2.4.x. Doh. I guess it isn't a 2.4x only problem then. ;) Very odd. Has anyone seen this when the LVM patches are not applied? > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AJ Lewis [mailto:lewis@sistina.com] > > Sent: May 06, 2001 10:12 PM > > To: linux-lvm@sistina.com > > Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Can't pvcreate second partition... > >=20 > >=20 > > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 10:36:13AM -0700, Darren Young wrote: > > > Funny, I had the same issue at the same time. I > > > created /dev/hdb7 with fdisk and then a pvcreate just > > > after. pvcreate stated that the dev didn't exist. > > > Reboot fixed the problem. This could be a problem for > > > machines already up in production with small windows > > > for restarts. Why is this necessary and will it become > > > a "non-issue" in future releases? If this will be > > > necessary forever, then some simple planning would > > > solve the problem, at least on new installations. Any > > > way around this? > >=20 > > This appears to be an issue with fdisk and the 2.4.x series=20 > > Linux kernels. > > It has nothing to do with LVM as far as i can tell. I've had=20 > > problems where > > I run fdisk to change the size of a partition, but linux=20 > > doesn't detect the > > change. /proc/partitions is identical before and after i=20 > > attempt to write > > out the changes with fdisk. I'm not sure what has caused this. Maybe > > someone else on the list knows? > >=20 > > I'll try to verify this when i get into work tomorrow. > >=20 > > Regards, > > --=20 > > AJ Lewis > > Sistina Software Inc. Voice: 612-638-0500 > > 1313 5th St SE, Suite 111 Fax: 612-638-0500 > > Minneapolis, MN 55414 E-Mail: lewis@sistina.com > > http://www.sistina.com > >=20 > > Current GPG fingerprint =3D 3B5F 6011 5216 76A5 2F6B 52A0 941E=20 > > 1261 0029 2648 > > Get my key at: http://www.sistina.com/~lewis/gpgkey > > (Unfortunately, the PKS-type keyservers do not work with=20 > > multiple sub-keys) > >=20 > > -----Begin Obligatory Humorous=20 > > Quote---------------------------------------- > > Life's unfair - but root password helps! > > -----End Obligatory Humorous=20 > > Quote------------------------------------------ > >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm --=20 AJ Lewis Sistina Software Inc. Voice: 612-638-0500 1313 5th St SE, Suite 111 Fax: 612-638-0500 Minneapolis, MN 55414 E-Mail: lewis@sistina.com http://www.sistina.com Current GPG fingerprint =3D 3B5F 6011 5216 76A5 2F6B 52A0 941E 1261 0029 2= 648 Get my key at: http://www.sistina.com/~lewis/gpgkey (Unfortunately, the PKS-type keyservers do not work with multiple sub-keys) -----Begin Obligatory Humorous Quote---------------------------------------- A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog without bricks tied to its head. -----End Obligatory Humorous Quote------------------------------------------ --bi5JUZtvcfApsciF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE69yrfpE6/iGtdjLERAkL6AJ4rI8fj+pcH5izfRiDeKWKFlWH0/QCfUuIr 4FsIeAFZI9LJcLCJP7xRek8= =dN4G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --bi5JUZtvcfApsciF--