[linux-lvm] Migrate to kernel 2.6 and lvm2 with root fs on lvm1

[Kjartan Reynir Hauksson]

True, it worked with Mandrake's 2.6.3 kernel.  So basically if anyone 
want's to upgrade from Mandrake 9.2 to 10.0 with root filesystem on lvm1 
this is what I did.
Point urpmi main to a Mandrake 10.0 repository
do 'urpmi --auto-select' which upgrades to Mandrake 10.0 packages
do 'urpmi lvm2'
do 'urpmi kernel-2.6.3-7mdk' to install a new kernel
reboot and select the new kernel during bootup to test the new kernel.

Thanks to Luca for making it so easy :)
-Kjartan




>>Kjartan Reynir Hauksson wrote:
>> I've written earlier on the same subject but never got it resolved so 
I'm
>> going to give it another go since my desktop constantly stalls on me 
with
>> my 2.4 kernel.  I'm now running MDK 10.0 with
>> kernel24-tmp-2.4.25-2.tmp.1mdk rpm package from Thomas Backlund.  This
>Mdk 10 supports LVM1 and LVM2 seamlessly with kernel 2.4 and LVM2 with 
>kernel-2.6.

>Luca Berra wrote:
>you don't have to edit initscripts or do any other modifications by hand
>you only have to be sure you install the lvm2 package.
>
>Then you either:
>- install kernel 2.6 and an initrd that supports lvm2 will be created
>- run /sbin/mkinitrd again against your 2.4 kernel telling it to use lvm2
>
>you can remove the lvm1 package afterwards.
>(you can even switch between lvm1 and lvm2 if you want)
>
>Let me know if you have problems.
>
>-- 
>Luca Berra -- bluca at comedia.it