[linux-lvm] LVM

Thu Sep 13 10:27:30 UTC 2001

Svetljo:

	So for LVM, you do need to use the lvmcreate_initrd program or not? I am still not clear on that.

	If I need to make an lvmcreate_initrd, does not that mean it cannot be in the kernel?

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Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:20 AM

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com [mailto:linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com]On Behalf Of svetljo
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 12:49 AM
To: linux-lvm at sistina.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM

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>LVM Listmembers:
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>       The how-to is not clear on certain issues:
>
>(a) should ReiserFS support be compiled into the kernel or be a module?
>(b) Should LVM support be compiled into the kernel or be a module?
>(c) If you use LVM support as a module or in the kernel how does this effect the need or configuration of the initrd?
>
it's better to have them compiled in ,

>Someone told me I don't need initrd, if its built in the kernel, no?
>
it's not needed for software RAID, IBM's EVMS (still alpha status) and
is on the to-do list of lvm
( i have read this in the previous messages)
but as of today you need initrd for the binaries for activating the VG's
and LV's

>
>
>Very Respectfully,
>
>Stuart Blake Tener, IT3, USNR-R, N3GWG
>Beverly Hills, California
>VTU 1904G (Volunteer Training Unit)
>stuart at bh90210.net
>west coast: (310)-358-0202 P.O. Box 16043, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-2043
>east coast: (215)-338-6005 P.O. Box 45859, Philadelphia, PA 19149-5859
>
>Telecopier: (419)-715-6073 fax to email gateway via www.efax.com (it's free!)
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>Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:26 PM
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com [mailto:linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com]On Behalf Of Andreas Dilger
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:21 PM
>To: linux-lvm at sistina.com
>Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM
>
>On Sep 12, 2001  15:41 -0700, IT3 Stuart B. Tener, USNR-R wrote:
>
>>      I am curious what version of lilo in fact supports ReiserFS tails. I am running Mandrake 8.0, and using the lilo supplied therewith, and have been booting a / partition as ReiserFS (with tails I believe, how do I check?).
>>
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>At least version 21.6+ support reiserfs tails (maybe earlier, I don't know).
>You should be able to verify with "strings /sbin/lilo | grep -i reiserfs".
>What it does is unpack the tail on any kernel/initrd files so that LILO
>can map the blocks directly.  In a way, it is strange that this is needed,
>since I thought tails only applied to files < 64kB or similar...
>
>Cheers, Andreas
>--
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>                 \  would they cancel out, leaving him still hungry?"
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