Hi, I just downloaded linux-2.4.9, patched it to 2.4.10-pre9, applied the lvm-1.0.1-rc2 patches, made kernel, made modules, made modules_install, reboot with new kernel, made lvm tools, installed lvm tools. I did "mkreiserfs /dev/hdd1", used fdisk to change the partition type to "Linux LVM", and then, without mounting the partition, followed the HOW-TO: everything works OK (pvcreate, vgcreate, vgchange) except that lvcreate dumps core. Any clues for a Linux newbie? Thanks in advance, --Dave Chin