jack wallen wrote: > On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 09:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Please run "parted" and print the partition table as root. For example... >> In your case, it will be /dev/hdb...of course. > > oddly enough i'm getting: > > Model: SAMSUNG SP0411N (ide) > Disk /dev/hdb: 40.1GB > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: msdos > > Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 32.3kB 107MB 107MB primary ext3 boot > 2 107MB 40.1GB 40.0GB primary lvm > > why is the File System on the lvm partition not coming up? > > i know it was partitioned as an ext3 file system under FC6. > > The problem is that it is an ext3 partition in an LVM partition. SO you can not mount it directly. You would mount something like: mount /dev/VolGroup01/LogVol00 /data Where you may run into a problem is that it may be VolGroup00 instead of VolGroup01 and VolGroup00 is probably being used by the new installation as well. You may want to take a look at the LV tools. (man lvm is a good place to start.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!