AFAIK PG_CONTROL_VERSION should never be 0, so it sounds like your hardware corrupted something. IF you're doing all of this on the *same hardware and OS*, I suggest the following:
Make a copy of the data directory (ie: cp -R) With the 7.2 initdb, create a new cluster somewhere (doesn't matter where, we only need one file from it) Copy global/pg_control from the cluster you just created into the copy of the cluster you made Try starting 7.2 against that copy pg_control is a safeguard mechanism to ensure that not only is the version of the database compatible with the files on disk, but that the endianness and other things match as well. That's why it's critical that you do this on the same hardware. If you do get the database up, I'd immediately pg_dumpall to a remote machine, since your hardware seems untrustworthy. On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 05:00:39AM -0800, ABC wrote: > We are facing a probelm and its very urgent to sort it out. Please Help. > The database server unexpectedly shutdown down due to power failure. On > reboot, Postgresql server fails to start giving following Error: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > LOG: could not create IPv6 socket: Address family not supported by protocol > FATAL: database files are incompatible with server > DETAIL: The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 0, but > the server was compiled with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 72. > HINT: It looks like you need to initdb. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > we are using Mandrake Linux 9.1 and two version of Postgresql Version-7.4.2 > and Postgresql Version-7.3.2 is installed > The Data directory is initialised with postgresql-7.4.2. > Postgresql -7.3.2 is not used .Postgresql-7.4.2 is used for managing Postgres > Server. > > We have tried to initialize a new data directory and then copy the contents > of previous data directory (which is failed to start) into the new directory > after that while starting postmaster from the new dir it gives the same > message describe above > > so, we have tried this one and after that we are able to start the database > but now we are unable to use the data > the select queries returns 0 rows or giving error [ERROR: invalid attribute > number 0 for <table-name>] > > also we are not able to dump the database the command pg_dump gives folowing > error and then exit > > pg_dump: schema with OID 536944636 does not exist > > Please suggest any solution . Its very urgent. > Thanks And Regards > Chandrakant Chouhan > > --------------------------------- > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. -- Jim Nasby [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
