Failed to communicate with kernel device mapper driver

Getting the below error while running commands. # dmsetup ls /dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such device Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. Check that device-mapper is Cannot run devicemapper commands.  · Subject: parted: Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. Date: Wed, Package: parted Version: Severity: normal As a non-privileged user, i have r/w access to a specific block device (created by the device mapper).  · Closed. device-mapper driver missing from kernel # adrelanos opened this issue on Oct 6, · 2 comments. Labels. feature-request. Comments. roidrage closed this on May 1,

Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. Check that device-mapper is available in the kernel. Incompatible libdevmapper () and kernel driver (unknown version). after a failed attempt to install grub on an external drive. /dev/mapper/control exists; libdevmapper is the latest version. Re: Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver There should be no need for a zero wipe on SSDs, you can use TRIM instead (with blkdiscard). www.doorway.ru4 (and others) even do this without asking - no undo if you format something by accident. Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. Check that device-mapper is available in the kernel. Incompatible libdevmapper () and kernel driver (unknown version). device mapper prerequisites not met /dev/mapper/control: open failed: Operation not permitted Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. Check that device-mapper is available in the kernel.

Code: lilo returns: /dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such device Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver. Check that device-mapper is available in the kernel. Incompatible libdevmapper () and kernel driver (unknown version). Syncing disks. Mounting QEMU Image /dev/mapper/control: open failed: Operation not permitted Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver.