On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 07:44:32AM +0100, Ulf Bartelt wrote: > Ricardo Muggli wrote: > > > > I have noticed that Linux 2.4.0-test12-pre7 still comes with .8final. Is > > there a plan to have .9 incorporated at some future time into the stock > > 2.4 kernels? Will this happen before 2.4 comes out? > > > > Also is there a transition path between .8final and .9? (short of save > > everything to tape and restore?) > > I was wondering ´bout the same question yesterday... > > A set of lvm tools for multiple versions of the io protocol could help a > lot... > > Sure this can be faked using links, wrappers etc... I dunno if this is what you guys are asking for or not, but...as I've been testing LVM-0.8.1. and LVM-0.9, I've used the same VG and LV. For the transition, all I need to do is do a 'vgchange -ay' to reactivate the volume group using the other version of LVM. I haven't done anything too complicated with this, but for my very basic testing, this has worked fine. So basically the transition path (If I am correct) between 0.8final and 0.9 is: 1) patch a kernel with the 0.9 patches 2) compile lvm-0.9 3) install the new kernel and lvm-0.9 4) run lilo 5) reboot Of course, if you are using LVM as your root filesystem, this is a bit trickier I guess...you probably have to make a lvm-0.9 bootdisk and use that to activate the VG... I am definitely not an expert on this though, so take it with a grain of salt... Can anyone else comment on this? Regards, -- AJ Lewis Sistina Software Inc. Voice: 612-379-3951 1313 5th St SE, Suite 111 Fax: 612-379-3952 Minneapolis, MN 55414 E-Mail: lewis sistina com Current GPG fingerprint = 3B5F 6011 5216 76A5 2F6B 52A0 941E 1261 0029 2648 Over and over I find being redundant is key to success in the art of redundancy - Jay Armstrong
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