[linux-lvm] lvm on alpha

[Heinz Mauelshagen]

Sean,

your output looks like you run pvcreate on /dev/sdb rather than on /dev/sdb1.
Did you try the later as well without success?

Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --
 


On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 10:41:25AM -0700, Sean McConnell wrote:
> 
> i thought i had sent a prior email with the info, but
> i guess not, well here it is:
> 
> # fdisk -l /dev/sdb
> 
> Disk /dev/sdb: 134 heads, 62 sectors, 1019 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 8308 * 512 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sdb1             1      1019   4232895   8e  Linux LVM
> 
> # pvcreate -vd /dev/sdb
> <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED
> <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
> <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
> <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: 0
> <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: 10
> pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
> <1> lvm_lock -- CALLED
> <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
> <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
> <1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/sdb"
> <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/sdb"
> <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/sdb"
> <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> <22> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> <22> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> <1> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
> pvcreate -- checking partition type
> pvcreate -- invalid partition type 0x1 for "/dev/sdb" (must be 0x8e)
> 
> <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED
> <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> 
> 
> i can set the partition at 83 or 82 and it still says it's fat12
> 
> 
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Heinz Mauelshagen wrote:
> 
> >
> > Sean,
> >
> > could you provide your "fdisk -l" output on the disk(s) in question
> > and the pvcreate output as well?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Heinz      -- The LVM guy --
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 03:50:31PM -0700, Sean McConnell wrote:
> > >
> > > I may just be blind, but do people have the lvm working
> > > on alphas.  I compiled and tryied both 2.4.4 and 2.4.5
> > > on Rh7 on my alpha, but no matter what pvcreate won't
> > > see the partition type of any partition, just says
> > > they're 0x1...
> > > a simple NO will do unless there's a solution.
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > sean mcconnell
> > >
> > >
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> -- 
> Sean McConnell, smcconnell at clark.edu
> Unix System Administrator
> Computer Technology/Science
> Clark College
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