Package: partman-lvm Severity: normal Hello,
I am running debian etch stable from a net install cd I just downloaded. I have 4x 500gb drives. Each drive has 2 partitions. 1gb and 499gb. raid 1 - each 1gb has been setup as raid 1 raid 5- each 499gb partition was setup as raid 5 totaling a raid 5 partition as 1500gb / 1.5Tb I set the raid 5 partition as a lvm group and now I am trying to create lvm partition for my home at 1450GB. I keep getting the error that partition size 0 cannot be created. I tried: 1450g 1450GB 97% 1.45t 1.45TB 1459000m 1459000MB all give me the same error. Here is a syslog. I don't know why but when I want to create lvm volume: 1497303MB is my initial setting. I can just hit enter to 1497303MB and it will take it. But if I pick 1457303MB I get an error. What is going on with these numbers. syslog tells me that 1.36 TB is only available? Shouldn't that be 1.4xx TB? Can somebody explain why I cannot create my 1.45 tb and rest as swap partitions? Also why sys log tells me I have 1.36 even do other screens tell me that my lvm group holds 1.5tb? I tried both. installgui and install when setting these up. After emailing a list I found out: There is some confusion inside partman and between partman and other tools about how disk sizes are presented. Disk capacity is usually given as a power of 10, while other sizes are in multiples of bytes (power of 2). So 40MB can be either 40.000.000 bytes or 41.943.040 (40*1024*1024). You are correct on this one. Finally after 4h of reserach I realized that 500Gb drive is in reality 465GiB. So 1.3Tb 465*3 is about right. So there seem to be a miss match of what is displayed and what it is in reality. In real world the drive is 465Gib and that is what I should see. The partition screen shows the lvm group partition as 1.5TB, but when you go into add first partition it wants the actual GiB size (max 1.5Tb =max 1.3Tb). Not sure why it let me put into 1497303MB (all space) but not 1497000Mb etc. If you recalculate by hand how much space you have in GiB then its easy from there. Confusion introduced by 500Gb =465Gib has everybody confused I guess. It would be much easier if everything was in GiB So final setting was to make one partition 1.1Tb and rest with rest of space. So I guess the partition screen should either show you (1500GB / 1395 GiB ) or it should pick one(GiB preffered). My guess would to be make Gib a default since that is the size I will see when I do 'df -h' when its all said and done. I guess at Tera size the Gib vs GB measurement is huge! here is a syslog to help you debug the problem: here is a syslog. Mar 4 14:22:19 main-menu[2608]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install Mar 4 14:22:19 main-menu[2608]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers Mar 4 14:22:19 main-menu[2608]: INFO: Menu item 'partman-base' selected Mar 4 14:22:21 partman: PV /dev/md1 VG myserver lvm2 [1.36 TB / 1.36 TB free] Mar 4 14:22:21 partman: Total: 1 [1.36 TB] / in use: 1 [1.36 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Mar 4 14:22:21 partman: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 4 14:22:21 partman: Found volume group "myserver" using metadata type lvm2 Mar 4 14:22:26 partman-lvm: PV /dev/md1 VG myserver lvm2 [1.36 TB / 1.36 TB free] Mar 4 14:22:26 partman-lvm: Total: 1 [1.36 TB] / in use: 1 [1.36 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Mar 4 14:22:26 partman-lvm: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 4 14:22:26 partman-lvm: Found volume group "myserver" using metadata type lvm2 Mar 4 14:22:28 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth2 Mar 4 14:22:28 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface lo Mar 4 14:22:28 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth1 Mar 4 14:22:28 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0 Mar 4 14:22:28 udevd-event[8506]: udev_node_symlink: symlink(md/0, /dev/md0) failed: File exists Mar 4 14:22:28 udevd-event[8508]: udev_node_symlink: symlink(md/1, /dev/md1) failed: File exists Mar 4 14:22:46 partman-lvm: Insufficient free extents (356985) in volume group myserver: 371200 required Mar 4 14:22:48 init: Process '/sbin/debian-installer' (pid 2426) exited. Scheduling it for restart. Mar 4 14:22:48 init: Starting pid 9684, console /dev/vc/1: '/sbin/debian-installer' Mar 4 14:22:49 main-menu[2608]: WARNING **: Configuring 'partman-base' failed with error code 141 Mar 4 14:22:49 debconf: Setting debconf/language to en Mar 4 14:24:39 main-menu[9991]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install Mar 4 14:24:39 main-menu[9991]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers Mar 4 14:24:39 main-menu[9991]: INFO: Menu item 'partman-base' selected Mar 4 14:24:40 partman: PV /dev/md1 VG myserver lvm2 [1.36 TB / 1.36 TB free] Mar 4 14:24:40 partman: Total: 1 [1.36 TB] / in use: 1 [1.36 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Mar 4 14:24:41 partman: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 4 14:24:41 partman: Found volume group "myserver" using metadata type lvm2 Mar 4 14:24:49 partman-lvm: PV /dev/md1 VG myserver lvm2 [1.36 TB / 1.36 TB free] Mar 4 14:24:49 partman-lvm: Total: 1 [1.36 TB] / in use: 1 [1.36 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Mar 4 14:24:49 partman-lvm: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 4 14:24:49 partman-lvm: Found volume group "myserver" using metadata type lvm2 Mar 4 14:25:00 partman-lvm: PV /dev/md1 VG myserver lvm2 [1.36 TB / 1.36 TB free] Mar 4 14:25:00 partman-lvm: Total: 1 [1.36 TB] / in use: 1 [1.36 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Mar 4 14:25:00 partman-lvm: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 4 14:25:00 partman-lvm: Found volume group "myserver" using metadata type lvm2 Mar 4 14:25:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface lo Mar 4 14:25:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0 Mar 4 14:25:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth1 Mar 4 14:25:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth2 Mar 4 14:25:02 udevd-event[15327]: udev_node_symlink: symlink(md/0, /dev/md0) failed: File exists Mar 4 14:25:02 udevd-event[15328]: udev_node_symlink: symlink(md/1, /dev/md1) failed: File exists Mar 4 14:25:10 main-menu[1662]: WARNING **: Configuring 'partman-base' failed with error code 141 Mar 4 14:25:10 kernel: program parted_devices is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:10 kernel: program parted_devices is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:10 kernel: program parted_devices is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:10 kernel: program parted_devices is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:10 kernel: program parted_devices is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:10 kernel: program parted_server is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:11 kernel: program parted_server is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:11 kernel: program parted_server is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:11 kernel: program parted_server is using a deprecated SCSI ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO Mar 4 14:25:11 partman: PV /dev/md1 VG myserver lvm2 [1.36 TB / 1.36 TB free] Mar 4 14:25:11 partman: Total: 1 [1.36 TB] / in use: 1 [1.36 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Mar 4 14:25:12 partman: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 4 14:25:12 partman: Found volume group "myserver" using metadata type lvm2 Mar 4 14:25:29 partman-lvm: PV /dev/md1 VG myserver lvm2 [1.36 TB / 1.36 TB free] Mar 4 14:25:29 partman-lvm: Total: 1 [1.36 TB] / in use: 1 [1.36 TB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] Mar 4 14:25:29 partman-lvm: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 4 14:25:29 partman-lvm: Found volume group "myserver" using metadata type lvm2 Mar 4 14:25:31 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth1 Mar 4 14:25:31 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth2 Mar 4 14:25:31 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface lo Mar 4 14:25:31 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0 Mar 4 14:25:31 udevd-event[20612]: udev_node_symlink: symlink(md/0, /dev/md0) failed: File exists Mar 4 14:25:31 udevd-event[20655]: udev_node_symlink: symlink(md/1, /dev/md1) failed: File exists Mar 4 14:25:46 partman-lvm: 0 logical volume(s) in volume group "myserver" now active Mar 4 14:25:46 partman-lvm: Volume group "myserver" successfully removed Mar 4 14:26:00 partman-lvm: Volume group "myserver" successfully created Mar 4 14:27:14 partman-lvm: Mar 4 14:27:14 partman-lvm: Insufficient free extents (356985) in volume group myserver: 364326 required Mar 4 14:27:14 partman-lvm: Mar 4 14:27:14 partman-lvm: Rounding up size to full physical extent 1.39 TB Mar 4 14:31:32 partman-lvm: Logical volume "myserver" created Mar 4 14:31:52 partman-lvm: Logical volume "myserver" successfully removed Mar 4 14:33:17 partman-lvm: Insufficient free extents (356985) in volume group myserver: 364326 required Mar 4 14:33:17 partman-lvm: Rounding up size to full physical extent 1.39 TB here is the portman parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 118 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/30lvm/choices: ******************************************************* /lib/partman/choose_partition/30lvm/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=md=0 parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 0-1003356159 1003356160 primary ext3 /dev/md/0 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 119 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/30lvm/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=md=1 parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 0-1497304989695 1497304989696 primary ext2 /dev/md/1 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 120 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/30lvm/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 121 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/30lvm/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host2=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 122 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/30lvm/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host3=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 123 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/30lvm/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host4=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 124 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/35crypto/choices: ******************************************************* /lib/partman/choose_partition/35crypto/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=md=0 parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 0-1003356159 1003356160 primary ext3 /dev/md/0 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 125 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/35crypto/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=md=1 parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 0-1497304989695 1497304989696 primary ext2 /dev/md/1 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 126 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/35crypto/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 127 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/35crypto/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host2=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 128 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/35crypto/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host3=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 129 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/35crypto/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host4=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo parted_server: main_loop: iteration 130 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/45auto/choices: ******************************************************* /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: ******************************************************* /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=md=0 parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 0-1003356159 1003356160 primary ext3 /dev/md/0 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 1 0-1003356159 1003356160 primary ext3 /dev/md/0 parted_server: main_loop: iteration 131 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=md=1 parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 0-1497304989695 1497304989696 primary ext2 /dev/md/1 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 1 0-1497304989695 1497304989696 primary ext2 /dev/md/1 parted_server: main_loop: iteration 132 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: main_loop: iteration 133 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host2=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: main_loop: iteration 134 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host3=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: main_loop: iteration 135 parted_server: Opening infifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=scsi=host4=bus0=target0=lun0=disc parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS parted_server: command_partitions() parted_server: Opening outfifo parted_server: OUT: OK parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 parted_server: OUT: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: Partitions printed parted_server: OUT: parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 1 32256-1003484159 1003451904 primary ext3 /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/choices: paragraph: 2 1003484160-500105249279 499101765120 primary unknown /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 parted_server: main_loop: iteration 136 parted_server: Opening infifo I won't be able to provide any more logs as the system is in production as of last week. It would be great if Gb/GiB is shown in the partition installer. Thank you Lucas -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-amd64 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
