Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
>svetljo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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>>>>i think this is a big misstake,
>>>>lvm is definetly not advanced/expert feature
>>>>
>>>why so ?
>>>
>>it makes life simplier,
>>
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>This isn't the obvious definition of advanced/expert feature.
>
i was talking , why it is not an advanced or expert feature, and it is
good for not advaced users
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>>the only clue i see , is that the current lvm can not initialaise the LV's
>>without initrd
>>we have to have one normal partition for the initrd
>>
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>You can use /usr with LVM anyhow :-).
>
the previous argument , for the newbies it is simpler to install
everything in one place,
not to bother about /boot / /usr ...
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>
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>>>>and it makes the life pretty simple
>>>>it's a dumb example , but what can i do if i use standart partitions and
>>>>1# i had for example too much MP3s and no more space on device A
>>>> how can i get some more place , should i make new partitions, format
>>>>them and copy the files over to device B
>>>>
>>>explain a "newbie" scenario to handle that problem with current actual
>>>tools in the distro.
>>>
>>instead of making different partitions, you make only one and make it LVM
>>and on it make your instalation ,
>> i think currently both lilo and grub can handle it, or at least there are
>>patches to boot from lvm
>>
>>in case you get a new hd simply ad it to the VG and grow your LV's
>>
>>in case you don't wont more win xx , you don't need to repartition or to
>>format and try figure out mountpoints and copy some data to the new mount
>>points
>>you ad the existing partition to the VG and extend your LV's
>>
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>That is not the answer to my question..
>
>probably i can not understand you correct ( my bad english)
>
what do you mean by a newbie scenario
how can a newbie install on LVM or how can newbie work with LVM after
the install
diskdrake allready has some suport for lvm , and for an average home
user PC it has everything needed
