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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:57:53 +0200
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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Only 4MB of space on a 1GB file mounted in loopback
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On 07/07/2010 03:32 PM, Benjamin Henrion wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have setup some LVM volume to test on a loopback file of 1GB, but I
> end up with a file of 4MB, do you have any idea what went wrong?:

> root@buzek /home/zoobab [27]# lvcreate -i1 -l 1 -n testvol testgroup

lvcreate -l 1 -> create LV of 1 extent size == 4MB

you want -l 100%FREE ? or -L 1G ?

and -i makes no sense, you cannot create stripe on one PV, -i1 is default

Milan