-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/10/2011 11:27 AM, Tim wrote: > Tim: >>> Is there one for LVM, yet? Because I don't recall lack of error >>> correction programs preventing LVM being inflicted upon us. > > Mikkel L. Ellertson: >> LVM is not a file system. It is more on the line of a partitioning >> setup. You check the individual file systems contained in the LVM >> partitions, not the partition. Part of this is that the LVM >> partition may span more then one drive. > > Let me put it this way, then: If you try to boot a system, and the > filesystem within the LVM is stuffed, are you going to be able to do a > rudimentary boot (ala runlevel 1) and fsck it to sort it out? > > On a completely non LVM installation, if there was enough of the > filesystem around, you could do that. I don't recall that it was > possible if your system used LVM. > Nope. It is equivalent to trying to boot a system with a hosed partition table. You have to get out a rescue disk that understands LVM. I believe you can use the install medium in the rescue mode to do it, but I have never had to do it. I have only one system using LVM, and I have not broken it yet. (Knock on wood) I should probably mention that I am not a big LVM fan. But I have been running Linux long enough that I have a fairly good idea on how big I need each partition to be. I also tend to have more partitions then the "average" user, and a large drive for things that do not get changed when I update. (Music, movies, CD and DVD images, my e-book collection, etc.) Mikkel - -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk3yTm0ACgkQqbQrVW3JyMS35wCeL5OM6VlzEWdU5V6Du7RhHWqN v2sAnjGryYhLs69EFA0n6z+cwEqkcGGT =O6/k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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
