On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 21:20 +0200, Colin Brace wrote: > Paul Howarth wrote: > > > What's the output of "fdisk -l" > > # /sbin/fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/hdc: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes > 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 158816 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdc1 * 1 158816 80043232+ 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 24321 195358401 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sdb: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdb1 1 24792 199141708+ 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sdc: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdc1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux > /dev/sdc2 14 140 1020127+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris > /dev/sdc3 141 1415 10241437+ 83 Linux > /dev/sdc4 1416 30515 233745750 5 Extended > /dev/sdc5 1416 1670 2048256 83 Linux > /dev/sdc6 1671 1925 2048256 83 Linux > /dev/sdc7 1926 30515 229649143+ 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/sdd: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdd1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux > /dev/sdd2 14 1288 10241437+ 83 Linux > /dev/sdd3 1289 1415 1020127+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris > /dev/sdd4 1416 24792 187775752+ 5 Extended > /dev/sdd5 1416 24792 187775721 83 Linux > > > and "vgdisplay -v"?# /usr/sbin/vgdisplay -v > Finding all volume groups > Finding volume group "zinka" > --- Volume group --- > VG Name zinka > System ID > Format lvm2 > Metadata Areas 2 > Metadata Sequence No 8 > VG Access read/write > VG Status resizable > MAX LV 0 > Cur LV 1 > Open LV 0 > Max PV 0 > Cur PV 2 > Act PV 2 > VG Size 376.21 GB > PE Size 4.00 MB > Total PE 96310 > Alloc PE / Size 96256 / 376.00 GB > Free PE / Size 54 / 216.00 MB > VG UUID TzCRA5-y8er-O14N-4b8D-fQMA-J1l0-iCYKtR > > --- Logical volume --- > LV Name /dev/zinka/films > VG Name zinka > LV UUID xfrkEa-xonG-EFwg-ZCaV-uevl-RBK0-NuxB8n > LV Write Access read/write > LV Status available > # open 0 > LV Size 376.00 GB > Current LE 96256 > Segments 2 > Allocation inherit > Read ahead sectors 0 > Block device 253:0 > > --- Physical volumes --- > PV Name /dev/sda1 > PV UUID 1tASdB-P9tj-RLAl-0etH-03co-APTF-hCe2c2 > PV Status allocatable > Total PE / Free PE 47693 / 0 > > PV Name /dev/sdb1 > PV UUID q3zYLO-cYyx-A471-iX0U-8Xul-omrV-HwjeXm > PV Status allocatable > Total PE / Free PE 48617 / 54 > > Any ideas? Brian sussed it out earlier. It's the different ways of measuring "GB" that leads to confusion. The most you're going to be able to increase the volume by is the 54 free extents (216MB) on sdb1. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>