Re: LVM and Windows
On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 08:43:25PM +0200, mess-mate wrote:
> Hendrik Boom <hendrik@pooq.com> wrote:
> | Now that I've discovered what LVM does, I've resolved to start
> | migrating my Linux systems to it. Linux partitions look easy.
> | But I'd really like to start using it for *all* my partitions.
> | My machine also has a bunch lf FAT partitions used
> | when I boot Windows, and accessible when I boot Linux.
> | Can LVM also handle Windows?
> |
> | That is (I suppose) Does LVM get activated early enough in the
> | boot procedure that Windows just sees its partitions instead
> | of the physical ones?
> |
> | ABout ten years ago, there were so-called disk managers that
> | replaced BIOS calls so that large disks could be used
> | ancient systems. Might LVM be capable of operating like this?
> |
> Look at EVM instead of LVM for this.
> Remember, your /boot partit can't be included for LVM. I don't know
> about it for EVM.
There turn out to be a *lot* of things with the initials EVM.
Presumably the one you intend is there somewhere amid the pages
about enterprise value management and electronic voting machines
(to mention just a few) but I couldn't find it.
-- hendrik
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> mess-mate
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