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On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:30:55 +0200, Remy Blank wrote: |
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> > Why do you make such a big deal of not using LVM? It achieves |
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> > everything you want to, and more, without the compromises. |
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> There's one thing that has prevented me from ever using LVM: the need to |
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> have an initrd (or initramfs). |
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Sshh! Don't tell the systems I've been running on LVM for years that they |
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need an initrd or they'll all want one! |
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Just use a 300MB root partition, no separate /boot and put everything |
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else on LVM. Then all the tools you need are in /, so no initrd needed. |
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See Alan's reply regarding FS resizing tools. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Top Oxymorons Number 3: Working vacation |
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