> > >>With / on LVM, you're definately unable to boot if LVM has problems. >> >with / on ext2 you're definately unable to boot if ext2 has problems. > sorry , but you can not compare the PB's it's not about the FS , but the device access >>This is a problem I've seen a number of times on HPUX. The OS disk is >> >you cannot extend / under HP-UX (they don't have initrd) > initrd ? isn't that smth special for linux ? the next version of LVM should work without initrd and EVMS works without initrd the kernel should be able to activate the devices without additional binaries >besides i don't see the difference with someone having / un one disk >and /usr on another without LVM. > isn't it common for all *nix OSes that they have a small / with only the very essential libraries , binaries and conf's and everything other goes to /usr
