Re: etch installer fails to recognize existing lvm
On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 02:19:10PM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
>
> Some time ago I installed etch's amd64 on my workstation (mostly lvm on
> raid1).
>
> Now I would like to install i386 as well as a dual boot. Unfortunately,
> the installer seems to miss my lvm.
>
> Manual partitioning offers as 'exsiting' space only the partitions, ie.
> the space used for /boot or the raid. However, I don't want to create a
> new lvm, but rather use some 20G of the existing free space within the
> existing one.
>
> Any hints?
I think that the problem is that the LVM setup can't be shared from
different dual-boots. Before we try to answer the question you asked,
perhaps we should ask why you need an i386 dual-boot instead of an i386
chroot?
Doug.
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