Dev mapper FC5 system-config-lvm

[Robert Mortimer]

>
>  Hi Robert,
> I would try replacing the filter command in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf:
>     # By default we accept every block device:
>     filter = [ "a/.*/" ]
> change it to something like:
> filter = [ "r|/dev/hde|", "r|/dev/hdf|", "r|/dev/hdg|", "a/.*/" ]
>
> where in my case the dmraid drives are /dev/hde hdf and hdg,
> replace those lines with your dmraid drives.  After you edit the
> file you should issue a vgscan command with no parameters to
> update the /etc/lvm/.cache file also.
>     -James

I have done as suggested and re-booted, still no joy!

> >
> > I have installed FC5 on a machine with a Rocket Raid card.
> > The mapper works great, Anaconda sees it and the install
> > is flawless
> >
> > The problem is when I try and use system-config-lvm the
> > program launches and then exits. From a console it gives the
> > following output
> >
> > [root at fc5 ~]# system-config-lvm
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File "/usr/sbin/system-config-lvm", line 138, in ?
> > runFullGUI()
> > File "/usr/sbin/system-config-lvm", line 123, in runFullGUI
> > blvm = baselvm(glade_xml, app)
> > File "/usr/sbin/system-config-lvm", line 68, in __init__
> > self.lvmm = lvm_model()
> > File "/usr/share/system-config-lvm/lvm_model.py", line 142, in __init__
> > self.__block_device_model = BlockDeviceModel()
> > File "/usr/share/system-config-lvm/BlockDeviceModel.py", line 19, in
> > __init__
> > bd = BlockDevice(devname)
> > File "/usr/share/system-config-lvm/BlockDevice.py", line 41, in __init__
> > self.reload()
> > File "/usr/share/system-config-lvm/BlockDevice.py", line 62, in reload
> > self.addNoAlign(part.beg, part.end, part.id, part.bootable, part.num)
> > File "/usr/share/system-config-lvm/BlockDevice.py", line 213, in
> > addNoAlign
> > self.__insert(part)
> > File "/usr/share/system-config-lvm/BlockDevice.py", line 218,
> in __insert
> > self.__insert2(part, self.__segs, False)
> > File "/usr/share/system-config-lvm/BlockDevice.py", line 248,
> in __insert2
> > raise BlockDeviceErr_cannotFit()
> > BlockDevice.BlockDeviceErr_cannotFit:
> > <BlockDevice.BlockDeviceErr_cannotFit instance at 0xb7b86fec>
> > [root at fc5 ~]#
> >
> > Is this a known issue?
> >
> > Robert
> >
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