Michael Gale wrote: > > Hey, > > Can anyone tell me why option 1 works and option 2 fails ? I know I > need swap and such, however in trouble shooting this issue I trimmed > down my config. > > It fails on trying to format my logical volume, because the mount point > does not exist (/dev/volgroup/logvol) > > It seems that with option 2, the partitions are created and LVM is setup > correctly. However the volgroup / logvolume was not made active, so my > /dev/volgroup/logvol did not exist. > > Running `lvm lvchange -a -y pathname` from with in the shell after > anaconda failed made the volgroup / logvol active. Which would allow the > format command to complete. > > Option 1: > zerombr yes > clearpart --all --initlabel > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 > part pv.os --size=10000 --grow --maxsize=10000 --asprimary > volgroup os_volgroup01 pv.os > logvol swap --fstype swap --name=os_swap_logvol --vgname=os_volgroup01 --recommended > logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=os_root --vgname=os_volgroup01 --size=1024 --grow > > Option 2: > zerombr yes > clearpart --all --initlabel > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 > part pv.os --size=10000 --grow --maxsize=10000 --asprimary > volgroup os_volgroup01 pv.os > logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=os_root --vgname=os_volgroup01 --size=1024 --grow I do this through kickstart and here's what I use: bootloader --location=mbr zerombr yes clearpart --linux --initlabel --drives=sda part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=128 --ondisk=sda --asprimary part pv.0 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=sda volgroup CentOS --pesize=32768 pv.0 logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=root --vgname=CentOS --size=4096 --grow --maxsize=16384 logvol swap --fstype swap --name=swap --vgname=CentOS --size=1024 --grow --maxsize=2048 I haven't tried without swap and I think anaconda expects there to be a swap definition in kickstart, so that might be it, lv wasn't activated because swap was missing. Best I can think of. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 3971 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080303/f3000c57/attachment-0004.bin>