I have a file server fedora 10 and unable to mount mass storage. How to i mount mass storage drive. I have tried to mount using GUI but to no avail. If you click the mass storage error message "Unable to mount location, can't mount file"
the output for code fdisk -1: fdisk: invalid option -- '1' Usage: fdisk [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK Change partition table fdisk -l [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK list partition tables fdisk -s Partition Give partition sizes in blocks fdisk -v Give fdisk version Here DISK is sothing like /dev/hdb or /dev/sda and partition is somtehing like /dev/hda7 -u: give Start and End in sector (instead of cylinder) units -b 2048: (for certain MO disks) use 2048-byes sector then mount outputs: /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 on / type ext3 (rw) /proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) /dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tempfs (rw) none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/admin/ .gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=admin) gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/admin/ .gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=admin) gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/user/ .gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=user) The device that i want to mount are other two hard drives in my server. The server is new and had three harddrives. out of these three i am only using the one on which the fedora is installed. So i want to use the other two harddrives.
Sorry for delaying to response as I was hook up with some other stuff. the output fdisk -l is [root@serverGra ~]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0006cd12 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 25 200781 83 Linux /dev/sda2 26 19457 156087540 8e Linux LVM Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00092b15 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 60802 488386583+ 8e Linux LVM Now how would l mount this /dev/sdb: 500GB need to use it.
[root@serverGra ~]# pvdisplay --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/sdc1 VG Name UserData PV Size 465.76 GB / not usable 4.02 MB Allocatable yes PE Size (KByte) 4096 Total PE 119234 Free PE 119234 Allocated PE 0 PV UUID fjmLnF-rN4a-Ag36-KhoB-s20g-ScNb-f1BclX --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/sdb1 VG Name VolGroup01 PV Size 465.76 GB / not usable 4.02 MB Allocatable yes PE Size (KByte) 4096 Total PE 119234 Free PE 119234 Allocated PE 0 PV UUID rt3e5T-iOda-2eKe-g4RL-z8ol-3SJc-s68YXC --- Physical volume --- PV Name /dev/sda2 VG Name VolGroup00 PV Size 148.86 GB / not usable 13.24 MB Allocatable yes PE Size (KByte) 32768 Total PE 4763 Free PE 1 Allocated PE 4762 PV UUID q3w4db-mVkg-n85q-qC2S-cqk9-b5kq-boVMGJ
There's a volume group called VolGroup01 on /dev/sdb1. What are the outputs of Code: vgdisplay and Code: lvdisplay ?
the output results are:- [root@serverGra ~]# vgdisplay --- Volume group --- VG Name UserData System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 1 Metadata Sequence No 1 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 256 Cur LV 0 Open LV 0 Max PV 256 Cur PV 1 Act PV 1 VG Size 465.76 GB PE Size 4.00 MB Total PE 119234 Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 Free PE / Size 119234 / 465.76 GB VG UUID 39qCD9-fG6B-LRfX-b0eX-huBx-3Dc8-jAWeK1 --- Volume group --- VG Name VolGroup01 System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 1 Metadata Sequence No 1 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 256 Cur LV 0 Open LV 0 Max PV 256 Cur PV 1 Act PV 1 VG Size 465.76 GB PE Size 4.00 MB Total PE 119234 Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 Free PE / Size 119234 / 465.76 GB VG UUID CQfNpK-Exti-Ak2h-N5f6-QHT6-m0Wo-nDcxXi --- Volume group --- VG Name VolGroup00 System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 1 Metadata Sequence No 3 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 0 Cur LV 2 Open LV 2 Max PV 0 Cur PV 1 Act PV 1 VG Size 148.84 GB PE Size 32.00 MB Total PE 4763 Alloc PE / Size 4762 / 148.81 GB Free PE / Size 1 / 32.00 MB VG UUID 0FsL1e-sZed-rI1L-eRAh-NG4F-UmdR-HryFY9 You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root [root@serverGra ~]# [root@serverGra ~]# lvdisplay --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 VG Name VolGroup00 LV UUID cUohhL-eFwY-946G-3CvX-MzAf-d8tD-JCEdnP LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 144.41 GB Current LE 4621 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 253:0 --- Logical volume --- LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 VG Name VolGroup00 LV UUID 1OXE5c-GIA8-qVCX-XYvl-kJg2-fx0d-8yCim0 LV Write Access read/write LV Status available # open 1 LV Size 4.41 GB Current LE 141 Segments 1 Allocation inherit Read ahead sectors auto - currently set to 256 Block device 253:1 [root@serverGra ~]#
/dev/sdb1 is used for the volume group VolGroup01 (which currently doesn't contain any logical volumes). You msut now create at least one logical volume in that volume group, create a file system on it, and mount it. Take a look at this tutorial: http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_lvm
I have follow the tutorial in the above link and at the end to write command (w) the output is:- Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 22: Invalid argument. The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used at the next reboot. Syncing disks. is it right or I have harm my computer. I did not reboot the computer. What this error 22. the fdisk -l output is the same nothing changed.
root@serverGra ~]# fdisk -l the output of the fdisk -l code after reboot Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0006cd12 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 25 200781 83 Linux /dev/sda2 26 19457 156087540 8e Linux LVM Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00092b15 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 60802 488386583+ 8e Linux LVM Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00081343 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 * 1 60802 488386583+ 8e Linux LVM [root@serverGra ~]#
root@serverGra ~]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0006cd12 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 25 200781 83 Linux /dev/sda2 26 19457 156087540 8e Linux LVM Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00092b15 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 60802 488386583+ 8e Linux LVM Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00081343 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 * 1 60802 488386583+ 8e Linux LVM [root@serverGra ~]#
/dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdc1 are used for LVM. You can now create logical volumes on them. BTW, you don't need to reformat the hard drives. When I posted the link to http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_lvm , my intention was to show you the commands to create logical volumes and create file systems.
