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On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:28:40 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> >> I want to do it this way because I don't trust LVM enough to put my |
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> >> OS on. Just my personal opinion on LVM. |
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> > This doesn't make sense. Your OS can be reinstalled in an hour or two, |
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> > your photos etc. are irreplaceable. |
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> It does to me. I want to keep things so that if there is a problem, I |
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> know how to fix it or can at least get to a point that I can get help |
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> on it. If LVM fails and I can't boot, then I loose everything on LVM |
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> because I would have to reinstall from scratch. If it fails just on my |
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> data stuff, I can get help and fix it because I can still boot up and |
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> get to my email program. |
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We have these things called live CDs and webmail :P |
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Bear in mind that LVM has been around for years. It is proven and |
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reliable. Once setup, you don't have to touch it, so you can't break |
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it. The least trustworthy part of your system remains the user. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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First Law of Laboratory Work: |
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Hot glass looks exactly the same as cold glass. |
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