[TriLUG] LVM problems

[Lee]

Roy Vestal wrote:

>I have a server running LVM that just dumped BIG time. It *WAS* running FC1
>(now it's not running at all!) I want to put the LVM drives in another box
>and bring it up to verify/move data BUT I cannot get a new volume to be
>created. The new box is also FC1.
>
><Nutshell>
>FC1
>Seperate boot drive (single IDE)
>3 IDE's in LVM (called Volume00)
>Boot drive died
></Nutshell>
>
>Anyone had to recover from something like this? If so, any pointers?
>Suggestions? Good clean jokes?
>  
>
If you're sure it was the boot drive that died, I'd try booting with a 
live-cd that is LVM enabled. I know gentoo is, but knoppix may be as 
well. Boot, enable LVM, startup your volume groups and you should be 
able to get to the data.