> Whenever we load SUSE 8.x under z/vm we get the option to setup an lvm > At install time > Debian doesn't seem to have that..
With the install system running, you can telnet in and create any volume configuration you want to -- there is a "expert" option on the install system menus for just this kind of thing. Or are you complaining that it doesn't have a pre-built GUI? If so, consider what you paid for it. You're free to write a installer module for this purpose; the Debian support team is very open and reasonable to work with regarding inclusions from the community. (Adam, do you remember whether DI adds this feature? I think I remember seeing something about it in the menus). > Would like to be able have certain sys dirs (/var.../usr..etc) > On an lvm at install time, because these directories can > Be difficult to move from a physical device to a logical device > Once the operating system is up and running... There is a canned procedure for this on linuxvm.org. Moving /var and /usr is no different -- and no more difficult -- than moving any other filesystem to LVM. At the risk of being thought too blunt, at this point I'd suggest you do a little bit of background reading and WWW searches before coming back to the list for help. A quick search on "LVM +documentation +how-to" with Google produced some very helpful documentation and how-to tutorials on LVM that would help you through most of the problems you've posted over the last few days. I recommend the LVM how-to available at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ (the first hit from the Google search), which would help you understand what you're trying to do at the conceptual and individual command levels, and I also recommend reading up on the canned process I mentioned above (which happens to be the same one you would use to move the contents of a filesystem onto a larger single disk). I really think you'll find that you'll be able to frame your questions better and reduce your frustration level a lot further by doing a bit of up-front homework before asking for help from the list. We're willing to help, but we have day jobs too, and we can only do so much for you for free -- you've got to be willing to do some research on your own for the non-profit community support model to work. If you need more detailed step-by-step instructions than you can get from the background research, you should probably think about acquiring a support contract or some consulting expertise from one of the firms participating on the list to help you with this project. -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
