[SOLVED] Mounting someone elses Fedora drive on an Arch system.

infested999 · 2011-08-27 15:48:54

I need to back-up some data from another computer, so I just plugged in the other drive as my 2nd hard drive.

[root@localhost ~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x003f003f

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *          63   312560639   156280288+   7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6506b52e

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *          63      208844      104391   83  Linux
/dev/sdb2          208845     1269134      530145   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3         1269135    72951164    35841015   83  Linux
/dev/sdb4        72951165   976768064   451908450   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000b16ec

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1   *        2048     1026047      512000   83  Linux
/dev/sdc2         1026048   312580095   155777024   8e  Linux LVM

Disk /dev/sdd: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xda847333

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdd1   *        2048  2930274303  1465136128    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

So I need to mount /dev/sdc2, but it's a LVM, so I lvdisplay.

[root@localhost ~]# lvdisplay
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Name                /dev/vg_garage/lv_swap
  VG Name                vg_garage
  LV UUID                vIXGHW-2HC3-9Ck3-NeU8-Xbvy-uZBI-UmiJSS
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Status              NOT available
  LV Size                3.94 GiB
  Current LE             126
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
   
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Name                /dev/vg_garage/lv_home
  VG Name                vg_garage
  LV UUID                1GScaI-TcEj-mRJ6-E14t-k0xD-tllj-dWrhI4
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Status              NOT available
  LV Size                94.59 GiB
  Current LE             3027
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
   
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Name                /dev/vg_garage/lv_root
  VG Name                vg_garage
  LV UUID                gP5UXV-zk2u-pa0v-9br2-Mhwt-4l9M-rcJ1Rh
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Status              NOT available
  LV Size                50.00 GiB
  Current LE             1600
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto

I need /dev/vg_garage/lv_home.

[root@localhost ~]# mount /dev/vg_garage/lv_home /media/extern
mount: special device /dev/vg_garage/lv_home does not exist

[root@localhost ~]# vgchange -ay /dev/vg_garage/lv_home
  Invalid volume group name: vg_garage/lv_home
  Run `vgchange --help' for more information.

What do I try next?

Last edited by infested999 (2011-08-28 02:12:25)

firecat53 · 2011-08-27 16:48:49

# vgchange -ay vg_garage

Just the volume group name, not the whole path. The wiki entry has some more troubleshooting tips

Scott

infested999 · 2011-08-27 16:54:10

firecat53 wrote:

# vgchange -ay vg_garage
Just the volume group name, not the whole path. The wiki entry has some more troubleshooting tips
Scott

Wow that was easy, I wonder why all these tutorials I find on Google have the wrong information? http://trustle.wordpress.com/2008/09/17 … not-exist/

MoonSwan · 2011-08-27 16:57:23

I think, and someone will shoot me if I am wrong, that you need to do:

 vgchange -ay vg_garage

After that, issue this:

 lvchange -ay lv_home

That should work for you.

This line --

  vgchange -ay /dev/vg_garage/lv_home

will not work because you need the volgroup to be "mounted," as it were, first. I hope that made sense. Please post back if something goes right (or wrong) to let us know how you're getting on. Or Please mark this solved. Apparently I'm too far behind this morning.

Last edited by MoonSwan (2011-08-27 17:00:37)

firecat53 · 2011-08-27 16:59:44

The wiki is ALWAYS the best place to start...some of the best info on the webz! Edit your first post and mark [SOLVED] in the title

Scott

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#1 2011-08-27 15:48:54

[SOLVED] Mounting someone elses Fedora drive on an Arch system.

#2 2011-08-27 16:48:49

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