From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx05.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.9]) by int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n9V2e7GH011622 for ; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:40:07 -0400 Received: from vms173015pub.verizon.net (vms173015pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.15]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n9V2dtsP012232 for ; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:39:56 -0400 Received: from mira.localnet ([96.252.93.182]) by vms173015.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KSC00MH3Y2ETZ90@vms173015.mailsrvcs.net> for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:39:51 -0500 (CDT) Message-id: <4AEBA376.7000600@mattgillen.net> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:39:50 -0400 From: Matthew Gillen MIME-version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] missing device that isn't missing References: <4AEA57F6.1040909@mattgillen.net> In-reply-to: <4AEA57F6.1040909@mattgillen.net> Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit 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="us-ascii" To: linux-lvm@redhat.com On 10/29/2009 11:05 PM, Matthew Gillen wrote: > I've got a strange problem: fresh install of Fedora 11 x86_64, with three > disks (wiped them all for the install). sda has 2 partitions (/boot is > one), sdb and sdc each have one partition. > > After booting, the root filesystem works, but the lvm system is complaining > that it can't find the device that is supposed to be /dev/sda2. > .... > If anyone has a crazy / dangerous suggestion, I'll try it (I've nothing to > lose, except re-install time, and it looks like I'll be paying that price > anyway). But you'll have to post before about 9am eastern ;-) Manually setting up the partitions (instead of letting the installer do it) and re-installing did in fact make the problem go away. Matt