[linux-lvm] scary message (incorrect header checksum)
Marc Cousin
cousinmarc at free.fr
Tue Jan 11 17:37:04 UTC 2005
/dev/ram2: Skipping: Unrecognised LVM device type 1
Opened /dev/hda2 RO
/dev/hda2: size is 1012095 sectors
Closed /dev/hda2
Using /dev/hda2
Opened /dev/hda2 RO
/dev/hda2: block size is 4096 bytes
/dev/hda2: lvm2 label detected
Closed /dev/hda2
Opened /dev/hda2 RO
/dev/hda2: block size is 4096 bytes
Incorrect metadata area header checksum
Closed /dev/hda2
/dev/loop2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/sda2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/md2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/scd2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/xda2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/hdc2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/sbpcd2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/hde2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/hdg2: Skipping (sysfs)
/dev/eda2: Skipping (sysfs)
That's strange, as hda2 is a swap device ...
I've mkswapped it, didn't change a thing.
Si I zeroed it with dd, mkswapped it again, and the message is gone...
On Tuesday 11 January 2005 15:21, Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 09:44:34PM +0100, Marc Cousin wrote:
> > flo:~# vgscan
> > Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
> > Incorrect metadata area header checksum
> > Found volume group "data" using metadata type lvm2
> >
> > It doesn't seem to be a problem, as the lvms are working correctly, but
> > I'd like to get rid of this warning...
> > How can I do this ?
>
> The message might come from a volume that is not part of your
> volume group.
>
> Add '-vvvv' for debugging information to see what is causing the
> message.
>
> Alasdair
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