Dave wrote:
Hi,
I don't like to start messages out this way and this is my opinion
but i'm really beginning to hate lvm.
I consider LVM to be in the same class as "Maxblast" and similar
so-called disk management software: Handy for those who really need it
but a real PITA for those who don't. In the case of both, deliver me!
My current CentOS-4.4 system on this machine uses LVM:
Disk /dev/hda: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 19929 159975270 8e Linux LVM
The drive on which I will install CentOS-5 is also physically installed
on this machine as /dev/hdb:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 26 208813+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 27 153 1020127+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdb3 154 12907 102446505 83 Linux
/dev/hdb4 12908 23830 87738997+ 5 Extended
/dev/hdb5 12908 23830 87738966 83 Linux
I created a mount point on the running CentOS-4.4, mounted /dev/hdb5 and
copied the root filesystem to it. When I get ready to install CentOS-5,
the current /dev/hda goes on the shelf, /dev/hdb becomes /dev/hda and
CentOS-5 gets installed on partitions hda1 and hda3 (boot & root
respectively -- NO LVM). Then, to have access to all the wunnerful
junque I've accumulated since 2005, I'll simply mount /dev/hda5 on a
mount point created for that purpose, copy and consult as needed and
LVM will be in my past.
Let the flames begin. I dragged out an old asbestos suit.
With that out of the way here's the situation. I have a centos 4.4
drive with two partitions on it, one an hd*1 partition former /boot
ext3 partition, which i can read fine, but which doesn't have the data
i want. I've got some data on an lvm volume /dev/hd*2 which contains
two partitions within it's volume, the last one which i believe is
swap and the first one which was a former / filesystem and has data on
it i am trying to obtain. Using fdisk i can read that it's linux-lvm,
but i can't get mount to read it.
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks.
Dave.
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