From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3B9F66BE.DFE69112@carolina.rr.com> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 09:44:30 -0400 From: Jason Edgecombe MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM References: <3B9F4B72.9050801@st-peter.stw.uni-erlangen.de> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com hi, I must ask what filesystem /boot is using. If you're using reiserfs, then you MUST mount with the "notail" option for /boot. If you're using ext2 of reiserfs with "notail" then I would recommend the you move /boot to before the 1024th cylinder. (I like to always put /boot at the beginning of the drive.) Sincerely, Jason Edgecombe svetljo wrote: >=20 > i should tell you about that > that was the problem that i had when i tried with /boot behind the firs= t > 1024cyl of the first disk > some people tells that the new lilo can handle this (it comes with MDK-= 8) > some people tells that probably a BIOS update should solve the problem > it didn't work for me >=20 > you can try to update lilo to the latest beta version and to update the= BIOS > but with GRUB it works > the problem is that LILO can not read from /boot > my partitions > /dev/hda1 470Mb win-boot > extended > /dev/hda5 32Mb /boot > ...... >=20 > can you boot with a floppy and install grub? it must work > IT3 Stuart B. Tener, USNR-R wrote: >=20 > >Svetjo: > > > > /dev/hda1 w2k/pro > > /dev/hda2 /boot > > /dev/hda3 / > > > > Something like the above? > > > > Okay, I did that, and now I get "LI" when I booted up! What doe= s "LI" in lilo mean? What part of my boot up sequence is broken? > > > > Someone told me it meant my second stage boot loader was failin= g. What does that mean? What are the stages of booting? Can anyone hook m= e up here? > > > > As far as I know, I have ReiserFS compiled into the kernel alon= g with LVM support in the kernel. > > > > I must admit ReiserFS has worked quite well for me, and is very= bug-free. I am using the version that comes with the 2.4.8-12mdk (mandra= ke) kernel, so perhaps u tried an older version. > > > > > >Very Respectfully, > > > >Stuart Blake Tener, IT3, USNR-R, N3GWG > >Beverly Hills, California > >VTU 1904G (Volunteer Training Unit) > >stuart@bh90210.net > >west coast: (310)-358-0202 P.O. Box 16043, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-204= 3 > >east coast: (215)-338-6005 P.O. Box 45859, Philadelphia, PA 19149-5859 > > > >Telecopier: (419)-715-6073 fax to email gateway via www.efax.com (it's= free!) > > > >JOIN THE US NAVY RESERVE, SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, AND BENEFIT FROM IT ALL. > > > >Wednesday, September 12, 2001 3:43 AM > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com [mailto:linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com]= On Behalf Of svetljo > >Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 2:59 AM > >To: linux-lvm@sistina.com > >Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM > > > >Hi > >you need a normal partition vor /boot not on LV and it would be good t= o > >have also a normal partition as swap, > >but in case you don't use swap you don't need to, > >the thing is that the swap is much faster when it is on partition not = file > >you can try to do it without formating the second disk > >you can shrink ReiserFS, then with diskdrake shrink the partition > > and make a new one for boot and for the VG , make an LV on the VG , > >create filesystems on the LV and /boot, mount the LV /mnt/new-root , > >mkdir /mnt/new-root/boot and mount here the /boot partition > >trasnfer your installation to /mnt/new-root: > >cd / > > find . -xdev | cpio -pm /mnt/new-root > > > >edit /mnt/new-root/etc/fstab to match the LV as / and ad an entry for = /boot > > > >reboot > >and pass to lilo root=3D/dev/[your VG]/[your / LV] > >it should be working > > > >edit lilo.conf and reinstall lilo or grub ( i'm not shure that lilo ca= n > >boot from the end of 32Gb drive) > > > >reboot once more if everything is OK > >you can make a PV from your old / and ad it to the VG > >that should be it > > > >about the FS's > > > >smth important ( may be) as far i know only Reiserfs could be shrinked= , > >you can only grow XFS and JFS you can not make them smaller > > > >i really like XFS,and not that much the others > >i had some crashes and with reiserfs i have some file entries which ar= e > >reported to exist ,but they can not be stated when i try to delete the= m > >or to see them > >i have not much expiriance with JFS , but i'm hearing that it was not > >that stable as of 1.0.3 > >and with XFS i found all lost files in " lost and find " and it was > >pretty easy to bring them back > >i mention only the journal ones becouse you are speaking about 32Gb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >IT3 Stuart B. Tener, USNR-R wrote: > > > >>LVM List members: > >> > >> I have been doing some playing around and am not getting very f= ar! Perhaps you can answer some questions and guide me. > >> > >>I have 2 32GB HDs, which I can have both in use on my laptop simultan= eously. The 2nd HD I can erase to my hearts content. It's a staging drive. > >> > >> My current configuration is: > >> > >> /dev/hda1 windows 2000 pro > >> /dev/hda2 / (Linux mandrake 8.0) > >> > >> I do not have a swap partition at the moment (I have 512MB of r= am, and I use a swap file if I need too), and have everything installed i= nto the root (I know the drawbacks of this, but it made for simplicity at= the time). I also use ReiserFS, and want to implement LVM. > >> > >> The "How To" speaks of an example inclusive of a /boot partitio= n and a swap partition. I ignored the swap partition, but was curious abo= ut the /boot partition in the how-to. > >> > >>a) Do I need to have a separate /boot partition, or can I create an L= VM implementation (for the moment) with everything in the root (/)? > >>b) The example seems to show the /boot being outside the LVM area, is= that correct or does the how-to mean to show the /boot as being within t= he domain of the LVM controlled area? > >>c) How will using ReiserFS on my root partition and LVM over the root= affect what I need to do for an initrd and kernel compilation options? > >> > >>Once the LVM implementation is completed with everything in the / par= tition, and ReiserFS on the root, and it boots up, then I plan to break a= part the / into separate filesystems within the LVM environment. At that = point, recommendations of what filesystems to create will be helpful. > >> > >> > >>Very Respectfully, > >> > >>Stuart Blake Tener, IT3, USNR-R, N3GWG > >>Beverly Hills, California > >>VTU 1904G (Volunteer Training Unit) > >>stuart@bh90210.net > >>west coast: (310)-358-0202 P.O. Box 16043, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-20= 43 > >>east coast: (215)-338-6005 P.O. Box 45859, Philadelphia, PA 19149-585= 9 > >> > >>Telecopier: (419)-715-6073 fax to email gateway via www.efax.com (it'= s free!) > >> > >>JOIN THE US NAVY RESERVE, SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, AND BENEFIT FROM IT ALL. > >> > >>Wednesday, September 12, 2001 2:01 AM > >> > >> > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >linux-lvm mailing list > >linux-lvm@sistina.com > >http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > >read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html > >=A5 > > >=20 > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html