[linux-lvm] [CVS LVM Mon Jan 29 16:18:57 EST 2001] Device /dev/hdc1 doesn'texist
David Parrish
dparrish at excido.com
Mon Jan 29 21:26:22 UTC 2001
I did patch the kernel (re Lewis), and the /dev entries are correct. However pvcreate *did* eventually work if I use
pvcreate /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part1
And all appears to be fine now.
Thanks,
David Parrish
Brainbench MVP for Linux
http://www.brainbench.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heinz J. Mauelshagen" <Mauelshagen at Sistina.com>
To: <linux-lvm at Sistina.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:34 AM
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] [CVS LVM Mon Jan 29 16:18:57 EST 2001] Device /dev/hdc1 doesn'texist
>
> Hi David,
>
> did you check that your /dev entries are setup correctly?
> The error returned by pv_get_size() makes me believe that there could be
> something wrong.
>
> In special they should look like:
>
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 0 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 1 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc1
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 10 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc10
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 11 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc11
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 12 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc12
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 13 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc13
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 14 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc14
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 15 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc15
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 2 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc2
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 3 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc3
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 4 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc4
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 5 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc5
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 6 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc6
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 7 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc7
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 8 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc8
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 9 Mar 11 2000 /dev/hdc9
>
> for /dev/hdc.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 04:25:43PM +1100, David Parrish wrote:
> > I'm trying to get LVM going for the first, time.. I'm getting a few
> > errors, I've looked through the FAQs and can't find anything about these.
> >
> > If this is a really stupid commonly found problem and it's just a stupid
> > luser doing it, please point me in the appropriate manual, otherwise,
> > any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > LVM CVS checked out today Mon Jan 29 16:18:57 EST 2001
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [root at mordor /root]# uname -a
> > Linux mordor.parrish.org.au 2.4.0-ac11 #7 Sat Jan 27 18:34:52 EST 2001 i686 unknown
> >
> > [root at mordor /root]# vgscan -?
> >
> > Logical Volume Manager 0.9
> > Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 13/11/2000 (IOP 10)
> >
> > vgscan -- Volume Group Scan
> >
> > Synopsis:
> > ---------
> >
> > vgscan
> > [-d/--debug]
> > [-h/-?/--help]
> > [-v/--verbose]
> >
> > [root at mordor /root]# vgscan -v
> > vgscan -- removing "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d"
> > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> > vgscan -- no volume groups found
> >
> > [root at mordor /root]# pvcreate -v /dev/hdc1
> > pvcreate -- locking logical volume manager
> > pvcreate -- checking physical volume name "/dev/hdc1"
> > pvcreate -- getting physical volume size
> > pvcreate -- device "/dev/hdc1" doesn't exist
> >
> > [root at mordor /root]# fdisk /dev/hdc
> >
> > The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 13328.
> > There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
> > and could in certain setups cause problems with:
> > 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
> > 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
> > (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
> >
> > Command (m for help): p
> >
> > Disk /dev/hdc: 15 heads, 63 sectors, 13328 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 bytes
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/hdc1 1 13328 6297448+ 8e Linux LVM
> >
> > Command (m for help): q
> >
> > [root at mordor /root] pvcreate -d /dev/hdc1
> > <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
> > <1> lvm_lock -- CALLED
> > <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
> > <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
> > <1> lvm_lock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <1> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1"
> > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1"
> > <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
> > <1> pv_get_size -- CALLED with /dev/hdc1 and BFFFF8E0
> > <22> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1"
> > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1"
> > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <333> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <333> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <22> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <22> pv_check_part -- CALLED with /dev/hdc1
> > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1"
> > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1"
> > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- CALLED
> > <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1"
> > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1"
> > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <666666> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 10
> > <333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- LEAVING
> > <22> pv_check_part -- LEAVING with -231
> > <22> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <22> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 10
> > <22> lvm_dir_cache_find -- CALLED
> > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hdc1"
> > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hdc1"
> > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> > <333> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- CALLED
> > <55555> lvm_dir_cache_hit -- LEAVING with ret: 1
> > <4444> lvm_add_dir_cache -- LEAVING
> > <333> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 10
> > <22> lvm_dir_cache_find -- LEAVING
> > <1> pv_get_size -- LEAVING with ret: -236
> > pvcreate -- device "/dev/hdc1" doesn't exist
> >
> > <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED
> > <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Parrish
> > Brainbench MVP for Linux
> > http://www.brainbench.com/
> >
> > All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates.
> > -- Woody Allen
> >
> >
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> --
>
> Regards,
> Heinz -- The LVM Guy --
>
> *** Software bugs are stupid.
> Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them ***
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