From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CA151381F3 for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:18:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1C8BFE0AF3; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:18:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.cs.nyu.edu (SMTP.CS.NYU.EDU [128.122.49.97]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 21B4DE0AD8 for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:18:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from newlap.localdomain (ool-182de1a5.dyn.optonline.net [24.45.225.165]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.cs.nyu.edu (8.14.3/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r7UFIGjN000989 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:18:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by newlap.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 75F30A02B4; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:18:16 -0400 (EDT) From: gottlieb@nyu.edu To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] where did lvm installation guide go? References: <87r4dcbisz.fsf@nyu.edu> <54189cba-de6b-40d5-8869-6f0e56d8d091@email.android.com> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:18:16 -0400 In-Reply-To: <54189cba-de6b-40d5-8869-6f0e56d8d091@email.android.com> (J. Roeleveld's message of "Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:20:55 +0200") Message-ID: <87vc2n9phj.fsf@nyu.edu> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Archives-Salt: b4ac6e19-1ce4-4fcb-8c85-83254d2f1f1f X-Archives-Hash: 2bc4fd1a12a4f5b45f1cee594a2528fd On Fri, Aug 30 2013, J. Roeleveld wrote: > gottlieb@nyu.edu wrote: >>I want to reinstall an old system to have combined root+usr. >> >>I have always used an lvm installation guide that was a "companion" to >>the handbook. That is it would tell you how to augment each handbook >>installation chapter for lvm (actually lvm2). >> >>I can't find this documentation now on gentoo.org. There is a big wiki >>page, but that is different as are daniel's 2-volume "learning linux >>lvm". >> >>The closest I found is the raid+lvm quick install guide, but i would be >>happier with the one I have used often in the past. >> >>Any clues (I am emotionally prepared to learn that it is right there on >>the installation web page, but my eyes and search commands are >>deficient). >> >>thanks, >>allan > > Allan, > > Use the raid+LVM guide and skip all the raid steps. > > -- > Joost Yes, that is what I will be doing; but it is not the same as the "companion" and hence less familiar to me. Also the wiki certainly does help. I haven't studied the raid+LVM closely yet but a quick look didn't reveal how to interrupt the installation, shut off the machine, and continue later. Nonetheless, it is doubtless all there; just a loss of familiarity. thanks, allan