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Re: raw io and lvm

To: "Matt D. Robinson" <yakker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: raw io and lvm
From: "Kipp A. Aldrich" <kippa@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 14:24:11 -0700
Cc: rawio@xxxxxxxxxxx
Organization: Industrial Light & Magic
References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0005301338210.27688-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> 
> There should be a 'raw' application available with RH 6.2 which
> will bind the raw device to some block device.
> 
> What you'd want is:
> 
>         mknod /dev/raw c 162 0
>         mknod /dev/raw2 c 162 2
> 
> Then you'd run:
> 
>         raw /dev/raw2 /dev/sdb4
> 
> (or something to that effect).
> 
> You can get the latest raw.c from the util-linux RPM off of freshmeat.net.
> If you still have problems finding it, send a mail here.
> 
> --Matt

Did that. Now if I try to use LVM's pvcreate on /dev/raw2 I get:
"pvcreate -- invalid physical volume name "/dev/raw2""

Guess it is not possible to use raw devices in LVM.

Am I missing something here?  

Thanks.

kipp
-- 
Kipp A. Aldrich 
Digital Video Engineering
Industrial Light & Magic
kippa@xxxxxxx 415.448.2443

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