On 08/27/2013 12:02 PM, Roger wrote: > On 27/08/13 15:21, Rejy M Cyriac wrote: >> On 08/27/2013 10:17 AM, Roger wrote: >>> On 27/08/13 14:04, Rejy M Cyriac wrote: >>>> On 08/27/2013 08:04 AM, Roger wrote: >>>>> Is it possible to do a re installation of Fedora 19 where the file >>>>> system is LVM on a 2nd partition on my hard drive without losing files >>>>> in the /home directory structure? >>>>> There was a discussion about this some time ago but I didn't take much >>>>> notice then. >>>>> TIA >>>>> Roger >>>> You can re-install, as long as you maintain the same LVM structure in >>>> partitioning, and you can retain files if do not choose to reformat the >>>> logical volume for '/home' >>>> >>> Thank you rmc. >>> No reason to change the LVM. >>> This however begs another question. >>> The installation was originally Fedora 18 which I upgraded to Fed19. I'm >>> guessing all the apps and installed files, like inkscape, scribus, etc >>> are in the /root part of the LVM aka /sbin /bin /usr /etc and so on -- >>> is this correct? >>> Can I format only the /boot and /swap, will all those installed apps >>> remain intact, and be accessible as before? >>> TIA >>> Roger >>> >> You had said that you need to re-install F19. That usually means you >> want to re-install all the packages that come with the Operating System, >> and the best accompaniment to that is re-formatting the root filesystem. >> Just re-formatting the '/boot'/ and 'swap' partitions during re-install >> of the Operating System may have different end results depending on what >> packages you choose during the re-install. >> >> So the question now arises on why you need to re-install Fedora. Would >> your objective be attained with just re-installing packages that you >> have some issues with ? Also, the user specific customisations of most >> of the applications reside as dot files in the user's home directory, so >> re-formatting the root filesystem, and re-installing all the >> applications will not impact those customisations, as long as you do not >> reformat the home partition. On the other hand, if you are running any >> servers, you may need to backup their configuration files before the >> re-install, and put them back in after. >> > My problem is the /boot partition. it is empty. > I was installing the nvidia driver following some instructions and right > at the last instant made an error so while everything is really in it's > place, the system is useless. > No servers, it's a home desktop development system. > Roger > If it is just the '/boot' partition, you could probably copy over the contents from a similar system, regenerate grub config file, and re-install grub stage 1 if required. Or you could boot into rescue mode from ISO, have partitions mounted, chroot to installed system filesystems, and reinstall associated packages - like kernel, grub2, grub2-tools ...pretty hard way... I have not tried out either methods, so cannot guarantee they will work. ;-) What I know will work is - take back-up of '/home' and wherever you have data, reinstall entire OS without re-formatting '/home'. Put back any data missing :-) Best way would have been to take back-ups before tinkering with the '/boot' filesystem. But it is easier to see that in hind-sight.... -- Regards, Rejy M Cyriac (rmc) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
