Jonathan, IIRC, the Ubuntu/Kubuntu live CDs do not have LVM support. To get LVM partitions up, you need to go to a command prompt from the live CD, then use apt-get to install lvm2, then use the lvm command to scan and activate the partitions.
Ramon Casha On 20 May 2012 20:30, Jonathan Aquilina <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to do a clean install of 12.04 of kubuntu and I'm having > nothing but problems, but i have a fix which in a way i cannot fix cuz i > cannot boot onto the ui or even the command line to make a change in grub > to where i can get something to show up on the screen. > > I am using lvm 40gb partition for my install on a 2tb hdd the issue stems > from my graphics card. In grub i need nomodeset but i can't even get grub > to load the menu to where i can change it there it randomly restarts. > > During installation i tried the malta mirror and for some reason it wasn't > able to retrieve the necessary files needed to do the net installation, yet > using the italian mirror works just fine :-/ > > At this point in time I'm at my wits end. Any ideas how to fix my grub > issue would be greatly appreciated. > > I tried using the live cd to mount the lvm partition but there is no > grub.conf file for me to modify to get into the DE to make the change in > /etc/default/grub. the purpose of using grub.conf is to bypass needing to > use update grub i need that just long enough to reboot and get to the > desktop then i can make the change the right way. > > FRUSTRATED USER > Jonathan > > On 20 May 2012, at 19:41, [email protected] wrote: >
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