On 17/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /dev/hda12 2201+ 4864 2664- 21398548+ 8e Linux LVM > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# pvcreate /dev/hda12 > Device /dev/hda12 not found. > > > As you can see, pvcreate does not appear to want to work on /dev/hda12. > This was the case with partiton type 83 as well.
That's weird. All I can say is that it's definitely possible to do LVM on logical partitions. Here's my laptop : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/hda Password: Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30005821440 bytes 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 58140 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 20799 10482381 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2 20799 46586 12996585 5 Extended Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/hda3 46586 52132 2795310 83 Linux Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/hda5 * 20799 21373 289138+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 21373 23317 979933+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 23317 29134 2931831 8e Linux LVM /dev/hda8 29134 34951 2931831 8e Linux LVM /dev/hda9 34952 40769 2931831 8e Linux LVM /dev/hda10 40769 46586 2931831 8e Linux LVM [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/hda10 biglv lvm2 a- 2.79G 52.00M /dev/hda7 biglv lvm2 a- 2.79G 0 /dev/hda8 biglv lvm2 a- 2.79G 0 /dev/hda9 biglv lvm2 a- 2.79G 0 -- Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns http://number9.hellooperator.net/
