Thanks Peter. I have since recompiled the kernel to RPM and installed a working device mapper enabled kernel.
My disappointment in having to do so remains. Do you know if there is a sight for storing fixed RPMs so that others can benefit without needing to know how to compile a kernel? I am not new to linux, but I am very new to YDL. -Shawn On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 23:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When I did the installation, I chose the 'install everything' option, but > the default configuration for > the kernel didn't seem to have LVM enabled. I had to recompile with LVM > enabled, then > it all worked. > > Peter > > > > > > > > Shawn Houston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 18/04/2005 18:42:00 > > Please respond to Yellow Dog Linux General Discussion List > <[email protected]> > > To: Yellow Dog Linux General Discussion List > <[email protected]> > cc: (bcc: Peter G Harper/Magnox/Berkeley/BNFL) > Fax to: > Subject: Re: device-mapper missing from kernel? > > > > On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 00:52, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Shawn, > > > > I am doing something very similar and I've got it to work OK now. > > > > i) LVM needs to be enabled in the kernel > > > > So I have to recompile the kernel? > > That seems so odd that the raid modules and the LVM support modules are > all compiled into the kernel, but they are useless because the device > mapper module is not. (I tried both raid linear and LVM before becoming > frustrated.) Maybe the dm-mod module is just missing from the kernel > rpm. Has anyone got a reply from Terra Soft on this issue? > > -Shawn > > > ii) The device files are created when the machine reboots. There is a > line > > in /etc/rc.sysinit that does this. > > > > action $"Setting up Logical Volume Management:" /sbin/lvm vgscan > --mknodes && /sbin/lvm vgchange -a y > > > > You can run these commands on their own without rebooting. > > > > iii) When you create your logical volumes you might want to use the > --minor option to fix the minor device file > > numbers otherwise they get assigned in random fashion and nfs mounts may > get jumbled. > > > > I hope this helps > > > > Peter Harper > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Shawn Houston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 16/04/2005 06:35:22 > > > > Please respond to Yellow Dog Linux General Discussion List > > <[email protected]> > > > > To: [email protected] > > cc: (bcc: Peter G Harper/Magnox/Berkeley/BNFL) > > Fax to: > > Subject: device-mapper missing from kernel? > > > > > > > > I am trying to set up a database server using YDL4.0 on a dual G5 with > > two 250GB disks. What I would like to do is use LVM to manage the disk > > space in order to have more than 250GB for my database files. > > > > What happens is that the logical volumes devices are not created, the > > error is /dev/mapper/control not found, device-mapper not in kernel? > > > > I really need to get this server built and would like to know if this > > has a known work around. > > -- > > Shawn Houston, CISSP, RHCE > > IAB/UAF > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 907-474-6384 > > POBox 757000 > > Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > yellowdog-general mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > yellowdog-general mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' > -- > Shawn Houston, CISSP, RHCE > IAB/UAF > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 907-474-6384 > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' -- Shawn Houston, CISSP, RHCE IAB/UAF [EMAIL PROTECTED] 907-474-6384 _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
