Re: [linux-lvm] pvcreate problems - can't find partition

[Luca Berra <bluca comedia it>]

On Mon, Dec 24, 2001 at 04:26:12AM -0000, Ben Holness wrote:
> 				/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part4           372      7753  55807920
> 8e  Linux LVM

...

> [root firewall root]# pvcreate -v /dev/hda4
> pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
> pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/hda4"
> pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
> pvcreate -- device "/dev/hda4" doesn't exist

oh yeah,
there is a problem in lvm when devfs is enabled
it only sees devices with long devfs name
try using:
pvcreate -v /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part4

L.

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