also sprach Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> [2014-03-02 23:29 +0100]: > Logs would be helpful.
Here's what happens if the same volume group name is used (see below for the case when a different volume group name is used): ┌──────────────────────┤ [!!] Partition disks ├───────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Volume group name already in use │ │ The volume group name used to automatically partition using LVM is │ │ already in use. Lowering the priority for configuration questions │ │ will allow you to specify an alternative name. │ │ │ │ <Go Back> <Continue> │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ # pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/vda3 orange lvm2 a-- 1.76g 0 Unfortunately, there's nothing useful in the logs: # grep '\(partman\|lvm\)' /var/log//syslog Mar 3 09:20:29 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto 106 Mar 3 09:20:30 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto-raid 21 Mar 3 09:20:30 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-base 165 Mar 3 09:20:31 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-utils 165 Mar 3 09:20:31 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-basicfilesystems 77 Mar 3 09:20:32 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-basicmethods 52 Mar 3 09:20:32 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-btrfs 10 Mar 3 09:20:32 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-efi 36 Mar 3 09:20:33 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-ext3 74 Mar 3 09:20:33 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-jfs 38 Mar 3 09:20:34 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-md 64 Mar 3 09:20:35 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-partitioning 91 Mar 3 09:20:35 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-target 82 Mar 3 09:20:36 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-ufs 14 Mar 3 09:20:36 anna[3343]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-xfs 50 Mar 3 09:20:46 main-menu[2522]: INFO: Menu item 'partman-base' selected Mar 3 09:20:46 anna-install: Installing partman-auto-lvm Mar 3 09:20:46 anna[5816]: DEBUG: retrieving lvm2-udeb 2.02.95-8 Mar 3 09:20:46 anna[5816]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto-lvm 47 Mar 3 09:20:47 anna[5816]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-lvm 82 Mar 3 09:20:48 anna-install: Installing partman-auto-crypto Mar 3 09:20:48 anna[5920]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto-crypto 19 Mar 3 09:20:48 anna[5920]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-crypto 57 Mar 3 09:20:49 partman: No matching physical volumes found Mar 3 09:20:49 partman: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 3 09:20:49 partman: Mar 3 09:20:49 partman: No volume groups found Mar 3 09:20:49 partman: Mar 3 09:20:49 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:20:49 partman-lvm: No volume groups found Mar 3 09:20:49 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:20:49 partman-auto: Available disk space (2147) too small for expert recipe (14465); skipping Mar 3 09:21:59 main-menu[2522]: (process:5802): /var/lib/partman/devices/=dev=vda Mar 3 09:21:59 main-menu[2522]: INFO: Menu item 'partman-base' succeeded but requested to be left unconfigured. Here's what happens when I try to install with a different volume group name: ┌──────────────────────┤ [!!] Partition disks ├──────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Unexpected error while creating volume group │ │ Autopartitioning using LVM failed because an error occurred while │ │ creating the volume group. │ │ │ │ Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details. │ │ │ │ <Go Back> <Continue> │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ # pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/vda3 orange lvm2 a-- 1.76g 0 # grep '\(lvm\|partman\)' /var/log/syslog Mar 3 09:26:04 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto 106 Mar 3 09:26:04 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto-raid 21 Mar 3 09:26:04 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-base 165 Mar 3 09:26:05 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-utils 165 Mar 3 09:26:05 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-basicfilesystems 77 Mar 3 09:26:06 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-basicmethods 52 Mar 3 09:26:06 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-btrfs 10 Mar 3 09:26:07 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-efi 36 Mar 3 09:26:07 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-ext3 74 Mar 3 09:26:08 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-jfs 38 Mar 3 09:26:08 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-md 64 Mar 3 09:26:09 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-partitioning 91 Mar 3 09:26:10 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-target 82 Mar 3 09:26:10 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-ufs 14 Mar 3 09:26:11 anna[3345]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-xfs 50 Mar 3 09:26:21 main-menu[2522]: INFO: Menu item 'partman-base' selected Mar 3 09:26:21 anna-install: Installing partman-auto-lvm Mar 3 09:26:21 anna[5810]: DEBUG: retrieving lvm2-udeb 2.02.95-8 Mar 3 09:26:21 anna[5810]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto-lvm 47 Mar 3 09:26:22 anna[5810]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-lvm 82 Mar 3 09:26:23 anna-install: Installing partman-auto-crypto Mar 3 09:26:23 anna[5914]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-auto-crypto 19 Mar 3 09:26:23 anna[5914]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-crypto 57 Mar 3 09:26:25 partman: No matching physical volumes found Mar 3 09:26:25 partman: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... Mar 3 09:26:25 partman: Mar 3 09:26:25 partman: No volume groups found Mar 3 09:26:25 partman: Mar 3 09:26:25 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:26:25 partman-lvm: No volume groups found Mar 3 09:26:25 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:26:25 partman-auto: Available disk space (2147) too small for expert recipe (14465); skipping Mar 3 09:26:26 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:26:26 partman-lvm: Physical volume '/dev/vda3' is already in volume group 'orange' Mar 3 09:26:26 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:26:26 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:26:26 partman-lvm: Unable to add physical volume '/dev/vda3' to volume group 'purple'. Mar 3 09:26:26 partman-lvm: Mar 3 09:26:58 main-menu[2522]: (process:5796): /var/lib/partman/devices/=dev=vda Mar 3 09:26:58 main-menu[2522]: INFO: Menu item 'partman-base' succeeded but requested to be left unconfigured. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <madduck@d.o> Related projects: : :' : proud Debian developer http://debiansystem.info `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck http://vcs-pkg.org `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems "die menschen drängen sich zum lichte, nicht um besser zu sehen, sondern um besser zu glänzen." - friedrich nietzsche
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