On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 09:06:34PM -0500, Andrew Schulman wrote: > > I'm trying to set up LVM for the first time.??I have the?dm-mod kernel > module loaded.??No?udev?or?devfs?here. The?following commands all succeed: > > pvcreate /dev/hda1 > vgcreate vg /dev/hda1 > vgchange -ay vg > > Now I want to create a logical volume, but the command seems to fail: > > # lvcreate -L15G -narchive vg > ??device-mapper?ioctl?cmd?9?failed:?Invalid?argument > ??Couldn't?load?device?'vg-archive'. > ??Failed?to?activate?new?LV.
That sounds a lot like a mismatch between libdevmapper and the kernel. Which kernel are you using? lvm version should tell you the required bits. -- patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]