[linux-lvm] SoftRaid and LVM

[svetljo]

Hi
where did you find this patches
and what do you wont to do

what kind of software RAID do you wont to use
can you give us a bit more information






Thorsten Sauter wrote:

>Hello LVM-Gurus,
>
>I would like to create a volume group based on an sofraid device
>(/dev/md0). I know, there are many emails about this topic, but I think no
>one has the solution for this. I have found some code-patches for older
>versions of the lvm for fix this problem. But, what is the current state
>in the new lvm-1.0.1-rc2 version.
>
>The following things I have made before:
>$ mkraid --realy-force /dev/md0
>$ mkreiserfs /dev/md0
>$ mount /dev/md0 /mnt
>-> so I think, the raid device is ok
>
>$ pvcreate /dev/md0
>
>>pvcreate -- device "/dev/md0" has a partition table
>>
>
>$ fdisk -l /dev/md0
>
>>Disk /dev/md0: 2 heads, 4 sectors, 2441880 cylinders
>>Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 bytes
>>
>>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
>>
>$ uname -a
>
>>Linux lxclust1 2.4.9 #6 Mon Jan 3 19:52:54 CET 2000 i686 unknown
>>
>$ dmesg | grep -i lvm
>
>>LVM version 0.9.1_beta2  by Heinz Mauelshagen  (18/01/2001)
>>lvm -- Driver successfully initialized
>>
>
>LVM-Version: 1.0.1-rc2      -> why is this an other version as reported
>by kernel?
>
>Does anyone know, how can I initialize the /dev/md0 device for te the lvm?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Thorsten Sauter
>viastore systems GmbH
>
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