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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] documenting using LVM during the install.
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From: Matthew Kennedy <mkennedy@gentoo.org>
Date: 08 Aug 2002 21:59:43 -0500
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Terje Kvernes <terjekv@math.uio.no> writes:

>   I'm currently writing some documentation with regards to installing
>   Gentoo using LVM, and I wondered if people would like me to produce
>   it as an additional document or as a part of build.xml.  the steps
>   that would be touched are partitions (like mentioning 8e as the
>   type) and the lvm-commands themselves.  also the copying of
>   /etc/lvmtab to /mnt/gentoo/etc/lvmtab, which I forgot last time, and
>   which _really_ cost me a lot of grief.
> 
>   I am _not_ going to go into having / (or /boot) on a PV (ie, they
>   will be normal partitions).  I honestly never saw the big point, and
>   it is too much hassle when it breaks.  besides, I don't want to
>   document initrd with friends, especially as I don't use them myself.

Terje,

I use LVM with every Gentoo install I perform. If you'd like any
help/review/testing let me know, I'd be glad to assist.

-- 
Matthew Kennedy
Gentoo Linux Developer
Bugs go to http://bugs.gentoo.org!