On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:33, Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote: > During the partitioning step, the installer offers to use lvm on > the entire hard disk . Will that erase the data on Windows XP partition > or will it preserve the data on Windows XP and proceed with the LVM? > > Is it not possible to just use LVM on the 80 GB free space instead > of installing it on the entire hard drive? If it is possible, why is > the installer not giving that option and restricting the use of LVM on > the entire hard drive? Yes, it is possible if you choose the option for *manual* partitioning. It is currently not possible using guided partitioning. See the installation guide for more info on manual partitioning. Cheers, FJP
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