Re: [suse-autoinstall] SLES and LVM error

11 Jan 2006

      Rob Thompson wrote:
...
Hi, I am trying to use autoyast and format 5 LVM partitions during
install (dont ask ;-). The control file is read correctly, and when I
look in the Partitioning portion of the YAST installer everything looks
proper - but when I choose accept and autoyast begins formating the
drives I get the following error:
LVM ERROR
echo y|/sbin/pvcreate -ff -M2 /dev/sda5
/dev/sda5: Couldn't find device.
Here is my XML file:
Thanks,
Rob
</general>
    <partitioning config:type="list">
      <drive>
        <device>/dev/sda</device>
        <initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
        <partitions config:type="list">
          <partition>
            <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem>
            <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
            false
            <mount>/boot</mount>
            131
            primary
            <size>+100MB</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
            <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem>
            <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
            false
            <mount>swap</mount>
            131
            primary
            <size>+16GB</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
            <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem>
            <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
            false
            <mount>/</mount>
            131
            primary
            <size>+10GB</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
            <format config:type="boolean">false</format>
            false
            130
            extended
            <size>max</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
            VG00
            false
            142
            <size>+35GB</size>
          </partition>
        </partitions>
        </drive>
          <drive>
          <device>/dev/VG00</device>
          true
          <partitions config:type="list">
          <partition>
          <mount>/home</mount>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          lvm01
          <lvm2 config:type="boolean">true</lvm2>
          <size>+10GB</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
          <mount>/tmp</mount>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          lvm02
          <lvm2 config:type="boolean">true</lvm2>
          <size>+5GB</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
          <mount>/var</mount>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          lvm03
          <lvm2 config:type="boolean">true</lvm2>
          <size>+5GB</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
          <mount>/usr</mount>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          lvm04
          <lvm2 config:type="boolean">true</lvm2>
          <size>+5GB</size>
          </partition>
          <partition>
          <mount>/opt</mount>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          lvm05
          <lvm2 config:type="boolean">true</lvm2>
          <size>+10GB</size>
          </partition>
        </partitions>
        <use>all</use>
        <pesize>4M</pesize>
      </drive>
    </partitioning>
    <software>
I am going through a lot of LVM autoyast issues. I think most are resolved but I 
can try to give you hints from what I have learned. :)

 From what I understand, the "+" between the <size></size> is not necessary.

Also,

            <partition>
              <format config:type="boolean">false</format>
              false
              130
              extended
              <size>max</size>
            </partition>
            <partition>
              VG00
              false
              142
              <size>+35GB</size>
            </partition>

You do not need to an extended partition to create an LVM so reduce it to

            <partition>
              VG00
              false
              142
              <size>free</size>
            </partition>

Also, please make sure you are using "free" and "max" in the proper places. :)

I hope this helps .. I will write more once I have more time,

LDB