I meant that you cant take the partition and make it LVM ( destroy ). The data does not have to be destroyed. Perhaps I was not clear
Quoting Phill Wiggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >There is no way to do it without destroying the data. > >Drive 1 = data > >Drive 2 = new drive > > > > > >Make drive 2 an lvm single drive. Move the data that you want to save to > the > >LVM setup. Blow away the partition on Drive 1 that held the data and then > add > >it to the LVM. Grow the Volume and you have acheived your objective. I > have > >done this and had no problems. > > > >Mark > > > > > What? Why would the data need to be destroyed? So long as there's a > partition that is _only_ for data on Drive 1 (hda3, for instance) > everything should be workable. (If the whole 1st drive is one big > partition, you're probably out of luck.) > > /dev/hda1 / <-- main linux > /dev/hda2 swap <-- swap space > /dev/hda3 /myth <-- Myth data > > > Create lvm partition on Drive 2. (/dev/VGforTV/tv) > Mount lvm. > Move data from /myth to /dev/VGforTV/tv > Unmount /dev/hda3 > mkdir /myth > mount /dev/VGforTV/tv /myth/tv > mv /myth/tv/* /myth > > edit fstab to mount /dev/VGforTV/tv /myth/tv > prepare /dev/hda3 for lvm > unmount /myth/tv > extend VGforTV onto /dev/hda3 > extend VGforTV filesystem to the new limit > mount /myth/tv > > Basically, make a new lvm drive, copy all the data on /dev/hda3 over to > it, unmount /dev/hda3, make a /myth directory, mount the lvm (all > previous /dev/hda3 files/directories) onto /myth/tv. > The directory structure will look like: > > /myth/myth > /myth/myth/tv > /myth/myth/video > > So, move all that stuff back one directory so you have > /myth > /myth/tv > /myth/video > > At this point, /myth, /myth/video, and all the other files are back in > /myth where they belong, and /myth/tv is a mount point for > /dev/VGforTV/tv. This also gives you the freedom to mount a different > lvm group onto /myth/video if you want. > > After that, unmount /myth/tv and prepare the /dev/hda3 to become part of > the VG. Extend the volume group, then extend the file system. Remount, > and voila! > > But, if your linux install is just: > /dev/hda1 <-- install > /dev/hda2 <--swap > > You'll most likely have to reinstall anway. But, you can still make the > LVM on Drive 2 and back up your data! (Don't forget to get backups of > your mysql database!) > > Anyway, hope this helps. > > --Phill W > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using OnNow Hosting Webmail. Hosting and email starting at $4.99/mo http://www.onnow.net _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
