On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:23:48 -0500 Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net> wrote:
... > Well, that didn't work... > > If I umount the fs, then power-down the enclosure, and power it back > up, these are the results: > > # vgscan > WARNING: Ignoring duplicate config node: filter (seeking filter) > Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... > /dev/dm-1: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 2000380952576: > Input/output error > /dev/dm-1: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 2000381009920: > Input/output error > /dev/dm-1: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error > /dev/dm-1: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 4096: Input/output error > /dev/dm-1: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error > Found volume group "backup_vg" using metadata type lvm2 > Found volume group "main_huge_vg" using metadata type lvm2 > > # vgchange -a y backup_vg > WARNING: Ignoring duplicate config node: filter (seeking filter) > /dev/dm-1: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error > 1 logical volume(s) in volume group "backup_vg" now active > > # mount -v /mnt/backups > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on > /dev/mapper/backup_vg-backup_lv, > missing codepage or helper program, or other error > In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try > dmesg | tail or so > > > [28515.817160] EXT4-fs: unable to read superblock > [28515.817343] EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock > [28722.859373] EXT4-fs: unable to read superblock > [28722.859458] EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock > > Reboot and it works fine. I use lvm on an external USB disk, and I also get those messages ('read failed after 0 of 4096') when the disk goes offline and then returns. What seems to work for me is '/etc/init.d/lvm2 stop' followed by '/etc/init.d/lvm2 start'. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org