[linux-lvm] mkfs.ext3 on a LV stoped working

[Alexander Lazarevich]

Using LVM 1.0.3 on redhat 7.3 (2.4.18-3 kernel).

When I run "mkfs.ext3 /dev/homevg/templv homevg" I get the following:

mke2fs 1.27 (8-Mar-2002)
mkfs.ext3: bad blocks count - homevg

The VG and LV are there:

--- Volume group ---
VG Name               homevg
VG Access             read/write
VG Status             available/resizable
VG #                  0
MAX LV                256
Cur LV                1
Open LV               0
MAX LV Size           255.99 GB
Max PV                256
Cur PV                1
Act PV                1
VG Size               477.68 GB
PE Size               4 MB
Total PE              122285
Alloc PE / Size       1000 / 3.91 GB
Free  PE / Size       121285 / 473.77 GB
VG UUID               B5NdPc-D3oa-sgTO-Avfe-kXmh-LTGN-gT85FW

--- Logical volume ---
LV Name                /dev/homevg/templv
VG Name                homevg
LV Write Access        read/write
LV Status              available
LV #                   1
# open                 0
LV Size                3.91 GB
Current LE             1000
Allocated LE           1000
Allocation             next free
Read ahead sectors     1024
Block device           58:0

--- Physical volumes ---
PV Name (#)           /dev/sdb (1)
PV Status             available / allocatable
Total PE / Free PE    122285 / 121285



So, what I did was, I removed the LV and VG, then rebuilt it, and then I
was able to make the filesystem once again. So my question is, does LVM
work? Or do you have to blow away a VG in order to fix those bugs? Or
maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks in advance,

Alex
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   Alex Lazarevich | Systems | Imaging Technology Group
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