Re: Want to move from root LVM/LILO to LVM/Grub

[Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@sbcglobal.net>]

Jason Martens wrote:
> Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 03 Oct 2005, Mirko Parthey wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > I didn't verify it, but I suspect there is no grub version with such
> > > support.
> > >   
> >
> >
> > And depending on how LVM/device-mapper is employed to map the root
> > partition, it would be *very* difficult for grub to do so.

Why so? Isn't that the reason for the file_system_type_stage1_5?

ISTM that one could simply write a lvm_e2fs_stage1_5 or whatever
and instruct GRUB to use it. Have I missed something?

> > One may want to ressurect the idea of /boot in a separate, simple, 
> > small and
> > standalone partition for grub use, which nothing more complex than RAID1
> > being done there...
> >
> > Or just stick with LILO.
> >  
> Thanks all, this makes sense now.  I re-installed with a regular old 
> root partition for boot and root, and grub installed just fine.  Good to 
> know for future reference.

I have yet to understand what advantage LVM gives me. Can anyone
explain why LVM was added, and what advantages/disadvantages
it has?

Mike
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