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Bug#279118: LVM Configuration not working in debian-installer



On Sun, Oct 31, 2004 at 06:28:22AM -0800, Naveen Nathan wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: pre-rc2 / 20041030 for PPC
> 
> I'm trying to install Debian on an Apple Xserve.
> 
> I want to set it up using LVM. I have to use 'target disk mode' feature
> of my powerbook to install Debian on the harddrive of the Xserve. It
> shows up as a firewire/scsi drive. 
> 
> In the partition editor, I clear the drives partition table.
> 
> Then select LVM Configuration, confirm the dialog that theres changes
> been made. 
> 
> However there is no way to create physical volumes (PVs). There doesn't
> seem to be a way to create a partition that is type "Linux LVM".

Tell me, do you know how RAID works on pmac hardware ? I just added an LVM
flag for amiga partition tables, so i will be able to try out simple LVM,
altough i am not sure only libparted support is enough, or if we need to
investigate the lvmtools also.

I suppose that pmac hardware used a RAID name to the partition as type, so i
think it should also be possible to use an LVM including partition name string
the same way, this would need some fixing in partman.

I also wonder about LVM on RAID, since my understanding is that the RAID array
creates a RAID partition, and not a partition table on top of it, but then
maybe i am wrong with that.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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