On Sunday, July 18, 2010 22:56:35 Christofer C. Bell wrote: > On 7/18/10, Parshwa Murdia <b330bkn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 5737 46082421 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda2 5738 30400 198105547+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/sda5 5738 9561 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda6 9562 13385 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda7 13386 15935 20482843+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda8 * 15936 15961 204799+ 83 Linux > /dev/sda9 15961 28596 101487615+ 8e Linux LVM Oh, crap! I forgot that by default the installation forces LVM on poor users... > Now, all of this ignores what's likely the case if you installed Fedora 13 > with the installation defaults. In that case, you're likely using LVM (and > none of the information folks have given so far is going to work). And this is *precisely* why I hate LVM being the default. While a newbie typically has trouble to understand even the above output, and is completely lost with the added layer of complexity of LVM, when something stupid goes wrong it can easily become rocket science to mount and fix something inside LVM. And the benefit of LVM for a newbie is next to nothing, they are hardly even aware what LVM is and how it can be used, let alone manipulate it from a rescue environment. I know LVM is useful if one needs its functionality, but it is a complete overkill as a default installation choice, IMNSHO. People who know they need it typically know how to choose it during installation. People who don't know about it typically don't need it. Why it is chosen by default is beyond me. Best, :-) Marko -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
