From: Patrick Caulfield <caulfield@sistina.com>
To: linux-lvm@sistina.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM, lilo and MBR?
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:01:58 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010327110158.A2403@tykepenguin.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2g0fzsghb.fsf@isnogud.escape.de>; from urs@isnogud.escape.de on Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 11:34:08AM +0200
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 11:34:08AM +0200, Urs Thuermann wrote:
>
> 1. Is the first sector of a PV volume use by LVM or can I pvcreate
> /dev/sda and still use the MBR of /dev/sda to boot the system?
> Where does the VGDA start and how large is it?
Yes it is. Don't run LILO on /dev/sda if it's a PV because it will destroy it.
You should partition the disk into /dev/sda1 (that way the PV will start further
in and leave space for LILO)
> 2. IIRC, someone had a patch for lilo to load the kernel and initrd
> image from a LV. Where can I get it? And will it go into the
> standard lilo package?
Andreas will be along in a moment !
patrick
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-03-27 10:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-03-27 9:34 [linux-lvm] LVM, lilo and MBR? Urs Thuermann
2001-03-27 10:01 ` Patrick Caulfield [this message]
2001-03-27 13:43 ` Urs Thuermann
2001-03-27 14:14 ` Patrick Caulfield
2001-03-27 18:11 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-03-27 18:28 ` Heinz Mauelshagen
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