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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:44:20 -0500
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot
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On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:46 PM, David W Noon <dwnoon@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:07:23 -0500, Dale wrote about Re:
> [gentoo-user] /dev/sda* missing at boot:
>
>> Mick wrote:
>> > On Sunday 11 Sep 2011 19:56:48 Dale wrote:
>> >
>> > I always have /boot on a separate partition and it is always ext2.
>> > So, that is done. =A0I also have a 200Mb /boot partition. =A0It
>> > sometimes gets about half full but I could just clean out old
>> > kernels more often. =A0I could always make /boot larger too.
>> > It seems that I'm gonna have fun with a 35M /boot soon (and no LVM
>> > of course). ;-)
>>
>> I'm doing some thinking and reading. =A0I'm either going to go back to
>> a rpm based thing and let something besides me deal with the init*
>> stuff
>
> IMO, better to use Debian or Slackware. =A0I went through "RPM Hell" back
> in the days when I ran S.u.S.E. (complete with full-stops in the name)
> and I will never go back.
>
>> or stick around and dive into this init* crap and add LVM on
>> top.
>
> Watch this space. =A0You might read something to your advantage in the
> next few days.
>
>> /boot would be the only thing not on LVM.
>
> Well, /boot cannot be on LVM, as the BIOS does not know about logical
> volumes.
>
>> This makes me
>> nervous as heck tho. I have read where if something goes wrong, you
>> can lose everything.
>
> It's no worse than a normal partitioning system, just more flexible.
> [Of course, that also means that it is more flexible for you to destroy
> your DASD farm yourself.]
>
>> I'm hoping I can make mine simple enough that I
>> can manage any problems even if I can get no outside help. =A0From what
>> I have read, usually it's when you can't figure out how to fix it
>> that you lose everything.
>
> Same as partitions: just keep backups.
>
> I have some scripts that generate LVM rebuild scripts. =A0These scan the
> current logical volumes and generate lvcreate commands into a script
> that can rebuild your LVM set-up in seconds. =A0You (or anybody else) are
> welcome to a copy if you wish.
I am interested in the backup scripts to help improve my backup/restore sys=
tem.
> After that, back up the contents using tar, dar, cpio or whatever your
> favourite archiving tool happens to be.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave =A0[RLU #314465]
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