Please disregard the attached email. I just found my problem. I had neglected to format the filesystems.
I have been fighting this the past two days and I guess I gave up too soon. Sorry................... Thomas L. Geyer Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone:(330) 471-2073 Fax:(330) 471-4034 > -----Original Message----- > From: Geyer, Thomas L. > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:26 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: LVM Problem During Installation using Yast > > I am attempting to install SLES7 in another instance. This time I want to > use LVM and create a volume group that contains /usr and /home. I am > following the procedure in the Redbook - Linux on zSeries and S/390: > Systems Management (SG24-6820) in section 3.2.2. I start the bootstrap > program and login through Putty. I install the dasd modules using the > "insmod dasd dasd=200,201" command, I format the dasd using the following > command: > "dasdfmt -b 4096 -l lnx200 -d cdl -f /dev/dasda" > > I create two partitions on /dev/dasda using "fdasd /dev/dasda". One > partition goes from track 2-5000 and the other from 5001-30044. I start > YAST, when I get to the filesystem section I create a volume group called > "lnxrtvg" and add /dev/dasda2 to the volume group. I next create two > logical volumes, /dev/lnxrtvg/usrlv and /dev/lnxrtvg/homelv. I set the > mount points and filesystem type in the "Creating Filesystems" screen to: > /dev/dasda1 ext2 / > /dev/lnxrtvg/usrlv ext2 /usr > /dev/lnxrtvg/homelv ext2 /home > > I hit F10 to exit out of LVM. When YAST tries to mount the filesystems I > get the following mount error : > An error occurred mounting the file system of partition > "/dev/dasda1"to the directory "/mnt:. Here is the error message of the > 'mount' command: > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock ob > /dev/dasda1, or too many mounted file systems. > I get the same error for the remaining two filesystems. > > I next opened another putty window and ran the command and got the same > error. > > Any help is appreciated. Thank you.. > > > Thomas L. Geyer > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone:(330) 471-2073 > Fax:(330) 471-4034 > ********************************************************************** This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company **********************************************************************
