Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Neil, Tks for your advice. # modprobe de-mod FATAL: Module dm-mod not found. You may have it compiled i the kernel rather than as a module. It makes little sense to use a module when you need it all the time. I'll try to recompile the kernel on Gentoo itself. But I don't know

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 19:09:58 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote: What does zgrep BLK_DEV_DM /proc/config.gz show? CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y # CONFIG_BLK_EEV_DM_BBR is not set. How to set it? By recompiling the kernel? Yes, but there's no need. This is the correct setting (IMO). it means you

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Neil, On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 19:09:58 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote: What does zgrep BLK_DEV_DM /proc/config.gz show? CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y # CONFIG_BLK_EEV_DM_BBR is not set. How to set it? By recompiling the kernel? Yes, but there's no need. This is the correct setting

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 20:10:34 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote: My problem is unable to mount following devices/partitions at booting; /dev/vg/usr /dev/vg/home /dev/vg/opt /dev/vg/var /dev/vg/tmp Do the devices exist? What does ls -l /dev/vg /dev/mapper say? -- Neil Bothwick Top

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Neil, /dev/vg/usr /dev/vg/home /dev/vg/opt /dev/vg/var /dev/vg/tmp Do the devices exist? What does ls -l /dev/vg /dev/mapper say? # ls -l /dev/vg /dev/mapper ls: /dev/vg: no such file or directory /dev/mapper: total 0 crw-rw 1 root root control # ls -l /dev | grep vg no

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 7. September 2006 15:19 schrieb ext Stephen Liu: # vgchange -a y -bash: vgchange: command not found So, emerge lvm. Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 7. September 2006 15:52 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs: Am Donnerstag, 7. September 2006 15:19 schrieb ext Stephen Liu: # vgchange -a y -bash: vgchange: command not found So, emerge lvm. Must be: emerge lvm2 Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-07 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 21:19:12 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote: # ls -l /dev/vg /dev/mapper ls: /dev/vg: no such file or directory /dev/mapper: total 0 crw-rw 1 root root control # ls -l /dev | grep vg no printout # vgchange -a y -bash: vgchange: command not found That's

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wednesday 06 September 2006 03:12, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi folks, Fruther to my late posting, now Gentoo started finally, but still having problem on mounting Logcial Volumes; /dev/vg/usr /dev/vg/home etc. Your previous mail stated that you did not emerge lvm2. However, /dev/vg/usr IS a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Mittwoch, 6. September 2006 09:07 schrieb ext Alan McKinnon: On Wednesday 06 September 2006 03:12, Stephen Liu wrote: Hi folks, Fruther to my late posting, now Gentoo started finally, but still having problem on mounting Logcial Volumes; /dev/vg/usr /dev/vg/home etc. Your

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Mittwoch, 6. September 2006 03:12 schrieb ext Stephen Liu: I think following warning is critical; device-mapper : dm-linear : Device lookup failed device-mapper : error adding target to table Did you compile dm into the kernel (or: Is the dm-mod modules loaded?)? Bye... Dirk --

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Dirk, Your previous mail stated that you did not emerge lvm2. However, /dev/vg/usr IS a logical volume so it will never work until you install the lvm2 software. He has EVMS installed, he doesn't need lvm2 tools. My problem is LV not being activated on booting so all devices such

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Dirk, Am Mittwoch, 6. September 2006 03:12 schrieb ext Stephen Liu: I think following warning is critical; device-mapper : dm-linear : Device lookup failed device-mapper : error adding target to table Did you compile dm into the kernel (or: Is the dm-mod modules loaded?)? At time

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Mittwoch, 6. September 2006 11:16 schrieb ext Stephen Liu: Am Mittwoch, 6. September 2006 03:12 schrieb ext Stephen Liu: I think following warning is critical; device-mapper : dm-linear : Device lookup failed device-mapper : error adding target to table Did you compile dm into

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Jeff Rollin
-- Forwarded message --From: Stephen Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: 06-Sep-2006 10:02 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.orgHi Dirk, Your previous mail stated that you did not emerge lvm2. However, /dev/vg

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Dirk, At time of installation I ran; # modprobe dm-mod No printout Afterwards I found it for Loading the LVM2 module. I ran LVM not LVM2 so I did not care it further. There is no LVM2 module. Sorry, it's on the book: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/lvm2.xml Code Listing 2.1:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Jeff, Sorry if this sounds harsh but if it works from the GUI but not from the commandline then the problem exists between keyboard and chair: you're not typing in the commands properly. I tried dozen times on Ubuntu unable to activate LV. Sorry I don't think it was keyboard problem. I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Mittwoch, 6. September 2006 14:20 schrieb ext Stephen Liu: Sorry, it's on the book: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/lvm2.xml Code Listing 2.1: Loading the LVM2 module # modprobe dm-mod Then the book is wrong, or at least misleading. The header should then be: Loading the Device Mapper

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Dirk, I haven't installed LVM2 intentionally. Yes you have, otherwise it wouldn't be there. Starting Gentoo and login as root To fix Volume activation device-mapper: dm-linear: Device lookup failed device-mapper: error adding target to table Edited /etc/evms.config under Sysfs_device

[gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-06 Thread Harm Geerts
On Wednesday 06 September 2006 18:20, Stephen Liu wrote: # modprobe de-mod FATAL: Module dm-mod not found. From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/lvm2.xml Code Listing 2.9: Selecting the LVM2 module in a 2.6.x kernel Device Drivers --- Multi-device support (RAID and LVM) --- [*] Multiple

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Again - problem on installing Gentoo (Gentoo started)

2006-09-05 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi folks, Fruther to my late posting, now Gentoo started finally, but still having problem on mounting Logcial Volumes; /dev/vg/usr /dev/vg/home etc. localhost login started. Root login was possble. /etc/fstab now looks like as follow: tmpfs /newroot tmpfs rw 0 0 /dev/hdd /newroot/mnt/cdrom