[linux-lvm] Ow.. not again

[Terje Eggestad]

Not sure if it applies to you, but vgscan fail on my box if there
is a CD in the CDROM. (audio and data), looks like you get a different
error, but just in case.....

Den 21 Aug 2001 05:53:48 -0400, skrev elim:
> Hiya
> 
> After a lengthy period of uptime, my Linux box was rebooted today and this
> is what it spewed out on bootup:
> 
> vgscan -- found inactive volume group "vg01"
> vgscan -- reading data of volume group "vg01" from physical volume(s)
> vgscan -- ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): allocated LE of LV" can't get
> data of volume group "vg01" from physical volume(s)
> vgscan -- ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): allocated LE of LV" creating
> "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d"
> 
> 
> I tried the vgcfgrestore but then I ended up with "No volume groups
> found" error. I then tried dd'ing the vg info onto the pv's as per a
> previous post which basically got me back to the "ERROR
> "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): allocated LE of LV" can't get
> data of volume group "vg01" from physical volume(s)" error. 
> 
> Basically Im going in circles. I even tried the uuid_fixer but it seems it
> does the same thing as the dd trick.
> 
> I've scoured the faq's and read one too many list messages... can somebody
> please help??? Having my fs's back would be really convenient right now :)
> 
> Kernel is 2.2.19aa1 and Iam using 0.9beta4 of lvm and the tools. The vg
> on disk was created pre 0.6.. i cant remember exactly.
> 
> Thanks.
> Ernie
> 
> 
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