gotcha. thanks
> -----Original Message----- > From: Alex deVries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 6:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: weird snapshots > > > Chris, > > I'm not going to be able to solve your problem, but block > device 58 (3a > hex) is reserved for lvm according to devices.txt (which > comes with any > kernel tree). If you run 'cat /proc/devices', you'll > probably see lines > that looks like: > > Block devices: > ... > 58 lvm > > If you hunted through /dev, you might find something with a > major number > of 58, and a minor number of 17. > > - Alex > > > Little, Chris wrote: > > i'm using the snapshot option of lvcreate to create an > image of an oracle > > database. for quite awhile it has worked fine; however, > since Oct 31 I get > > something like this in the log when the snapshot volumes > are mounted: > > > > Nov 10 17:40:01 s99lxd02 kernel: kjournald starting. > Commit interval 5 > > seconds > > Nov 10 17:40:01 s99lxd02 kernel: Can't write to read-only > device 3a:11 > > Nov 10 17:40:01 s99lxd02 kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted > filesystem with ordered > > data mode. > > > > I don't have anything with a major device number of 3a. > Also the database > > has been corrupted since then. any ideas? > > > > > +------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > + > > | Chris Little [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > > | Ok Dept of Human Services Data Services Division > (405)522-1306 | > > > +------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > + > > > -- > Alex deVries > Client Services, Linuxcare > (613) 562 4089 >
