From: linux-lvm-admin@redhat.com
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] root on lvm2 on raid5 problem... kernel 2.6.x
Date: Sat Feb 7 17:34:01 2004 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040207223426.Y1170@uk.sistina.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <253458D17524064C996F67C97116BF880659D9@Oscar-5.north.mcld.net>; from Geoffrey.Weber@mcleodusa.com on Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 02:37:44PM -0600
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 02:37:44PM -0600, Weber, Geoffrey M. wrote:
> I've done quite a bit of research and worked on it quite a while, but I am
> having problems booting to a lvm2 on raid5 configuration.
> -- The error I get when running "lvm vgchange -ay" is:
> device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed
Some more tips that might be useful:
dmsetup vgmknodes: creates /dev/mapper directories entries for active devices
vgmknodes: as above, plus /dev/<vg>/<lv> links
[Useful after switching to root device]
> From the initrd image, however, vgchange is unable to activate
> the volumes.
If it's read-only, vgscan/vgchange --ignorelockingfailure
Alasdair
--
agk@uk.sistina.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-02-07 22:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-05 15:40 [linux-lvm] root on lvm2 on raid5 problem... kernel 2.6.x Weber, Geoffrey M.
2004-02-07 17:34 ` linux-lvm-admin [this message]
2004-02-07 17:53 ` Christophe Saout
2004-02-07 17:44 ` Alasdair G Kergon
2004-02-08 10:37 ` Jeff Layton
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2004-02-10 16:58 Weber, Geoffrey M.
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