On Fri, 2007-09-21 at 11:44 -0700, der.hans wrote: > moin moin, > > CentOS is wanting to install the /boot partition on a primary partition > and the rest of the partitions on an LVM partition. > > fdisk -l then only lists two partitions. One needs to know to put > subsequent boot partitions as primary or extended rather than LVM. > > It also becomes not so easy to debug partition issues because you can't > see them through normal mechanisms. > > Anybody have an opinion on using LVM partitions? The greatest thing since > USB to SATA adapters? Some badly done sci fi horror? It's the future, so > just get used to it? > ---- All Red Hat based installers for quite some time (3 or 4 years IIRC) will default to using LVM for everything but the /boot partition. If you want to go without LVM, you can choose to manually configure partitions in the anaconda installer (and not do LVM) if that makes you feel better. I don't recall ever creating another /boot partition nor ever having a reason to do so. What I am I missing from your question? -- Craig White --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss