Re: [linux-lvm] Lost harddrive space

Re: [linux-lvm] Lost harddrive space

[Heinz J. Mauelshagen]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 05:51:30PM +0200, Erik Rigtorp wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have a 60999.46 MB linux lvm partition. But when I pvcreate it and 
> pvdisplay /dev/hda2 it says the physical volume is only 56.8GB and 1.03MB 
> not used. Where are those lost Gigs? I use the lvm that comes with the 
> 2.4.3 kernel.

Could you provide "pvdisplay /dev/hda2" and "fdisk -l /dev/hda" please?

It is likely caused by the math:

 1 GB = 2^30 Byte

> 
> /Erik
> 
> 
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Re: [linux-lvm] Lost harddrive space

[Heinz J. Mauelshagen]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 08:19:34PM +0200, Erik Rigtorp wrote:
> My harddrive is 61.4GB i think. I think LVM is great software, it should 
> be standard in all ditributions.
> 
> /Erik
> 
> #fdisk -l
> 
> Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 7476 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1   *         1        61    489951   83  Linux
> /dev/hda2            62      7476  59560987+  8e  Unknown

59560987 / 1024 / 1024 == 56.8.

No lost space whatshowever.

> 
> 
> #pvdisplay /dev/hda2
> 
> --- Physical volume ---
> PV Name               /dev/hda2
> VG Name               erkki
> PV Size               56.8 GB / NOT usable 1.03 MB [LVM: 177 KB]
> PV#                   1
> PV Status             available
> Allocatable           yes
> Cur LV                3
> PE Size (KByte)       4096
> Total PE              14541
> Free PE               12237
> Allocated PE          2304
> PV UUID               IUz7yE-MP2i-QwJ2-23GW-70cu-P2Fw-7Jn0xA
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Heinz J. Mauelshagen" <Mauelshagen@sistina.com>
> To: linux-lvm@sistina.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:28:56 +0000
> Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Lost harddrive space
> 
> > On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 05:51:30PM +0200, Erik Rigtorp wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > I have a 60999.46 MB linux lvm partition. But when I pvcreate it and 
> > > pvdisplay /dev/hda2 it says the physical volume is only 56.8GB and
> > 1.03MB 
> > > not used. Where are those lost Gigs? I use the lvm that comes with
> > the 
> > > 2.4.3 kernel.
> > 
> > Could you provide "pvdisplay /dev/hda2" and "fdisk -l /dev/hda" please?
> > 
> > It is likely caused by the math:
> > 
> >  1 GB = 2^30 Byte
> > 
> > > 
> > > /Erik
> > > 
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > linux-lvm mailing list
> > > linux-lvm@sistina.com
> > > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --
> > 
> > *** Software bugs are stupid.
> >     Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them ***
> > 
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> > Heinz Mauelshagen                                 Sistina Software Inc.
> > Senior Consultant/Developer                       Am Sonnenhang 11
> >                                                   56242 Marienrachdorf
> >                                                   Germany
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Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --

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    Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them ***

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Heinz Mauelshagen                                 Sistina Software Inc.
Senior Consultant/Developer                       Am Sonnenhang 11
                                                  56242 Marienrachdorf
                                                  Germany
Mauelshagen@Sistina.com                           +49 2626 141200
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Re: [linux-lvm] LVM on Redhat 7.1

[Heinz J . Mauelshagen]

Louis,

since Friday you should better get LVM 1.0.1-rc1 from www.sistina.com,
which *directly* supports the old and new metadata formats and avoids running
an explicit upgrade program.

On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 01:13:51PM -0000, Louis Becker wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 	I am trying to install LVM 1.0 from sources on a RH7.1 box, the compilation seems ok, also the make install but at each call of vgscan i get the answer :
> 
> vgscan -dv
> <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- CALLED
> <22> lvm_check_special -- CALLED
> <22> lvm_check_special -- LEAVING
> <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- AFTER ioctl ret: -102
> <1> lvm_get_iop_version -- LEAVING with ret: -102
> vgscan -- LVM driver/module not loaded?

Looks like you didn't start with a vanilla kernel patching it conforming
to the instructions in the PATCHES/README file contained in the LVM tarball
-or-
generated the LVM module but it is not lodable (compile/module install/
depmod failure).

> 
> 
> 	So how do i load this module and from where ?
> 
> 	PS: i use LVM on IBM AIX and it would be great to use it on linux
> 
> 
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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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Heinz Mauelshagen                                 Sistina Software Inc.
Senior Consultant/Developer                       Am Sonnenhang 11
                                                  56242 Marienrachdorf
                                                  Germany
Mauelshagen@Sistina.com                           +49 2626 141200
                                                       FAX 924446
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Re: [linux-lvm] LVM on Redhat 7.1

[Keith Hopkins]

Heinz J . Mauelshagen wrote:

> Louis,
> 
> since Friday you should better get LVM 1.0.1-rc1 from www.sistina.com,
> which *directly* supports the old and new metadata formats and avoids running
> an explicit upgrade program.
> 


Hi Heinz (good job to you and the team!)

   How far back is the "old" metadata supported?  I'm still running the "0.8 by Heinz Mauelshagen  04/11/1999" version that shipped on SuSE 6.4.

Lost in Tokyo,
   Keith

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM on Redhat 7.1

[Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon]

> since Friday you should better get LVM 1.0.1-rc1 from www.sistina.com,
> which *directly* supports the old and new metadata formats and avoids running
> an explicit upgrade program.

i am willing to do a new kernel rpm for RH 7.1 including the LVM 1.0.1
tools and a corresponding lvm RPM, to help make this easier, and also
upgrade my system running on an old beta kernel with old beta tools ;)

do you know of any ETA for rc1 becoming the formal 1.0.1?, avoiding the
strings "beta", "rc" and any manual procedure is something that usually
makes packagers and package users happy :)

regards,

Carlo

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM on Redhat 7.1

[Joe Thornber]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 09:34:39AM -0500, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon wrote:
> > since Friday you should better get LVM 1.0.1-rc1 from www.sistina.com,
> > which *directly* supports the old and new metadata formats and avoids running
> > an explicit upgrade program.
> 
> i am willing to do a new kernel rpm for RH 7.1 including the LVM 1.0.1
> tools and a corresponding lvm RPM, to help make this easier, and also
> upgrade my system running on an old beta kernel with old beta tools ;)
> 
> do you know of any ETA for rc1 becoming the formal 1.0.1?, avoiding the
> strings "beta", "rc" and any manual procedure is something that usually
> makes packagers and package users happy :)

Next couple of days, when we are convinced that some people have tried rc-1.

- Joe

Re: [linux-lvm] LVM on Redhat 7.1

[Lewis Bergman]

> 	So how do i load this module and from where ?
This is not a real answer about modules, more of a preference thing. I don't 
use LVM in module form. Not because I don't like modules, but rather because 
I know that they would always be loaded in every case and all the time so 
there is no need to have them as a module. I compile both LVM and Reiserfs 
into the kernel so the module problems are not an issue.

I understand in somecases where you are compiling things like X, sound, and a 
bunch of other things ten this might result in a kernel that is to big to fit 
on a 3.5 even if you do a bzimage. I don't so my kernel fits well inside one 
even as it is monolithic.

Sorry for the "issue avoidance" but some things really do deserve to be in 
the kernel and IMHO LVM , RAID, and ReiserFS fit in this category.

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