Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Errors with LVM on SATA HDD 80Gb distr: devil-linux-1.3.6-2008-07-11-i586

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

> /dev/devil-linux/opt:
> The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem.  If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
> filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
> is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
>    e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

It looks like you forgot to format (mkfs) the LVM filesystems.

if not, what filesystem types did you use?

> What can I do with it???

mkfs -t ...  /dev/devil-linux/opt # ?  :-)

> I need LVM for using SQUID cache...

No you don't.  You can squid on standard partitions in fstab.
(although you have to mkfs on those too)  ;-)

 - BS