On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:16:00 -0800, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > paul, > > wouldn't it be possible to: > > 1) expand my '/' partition using parted/bootdisk > 2) reboot/capture the new partition information > 3) do a fresh install, now using LVN, but still maintain the > partition structure, and thereby maintaining the current data/files > on the drive No. Think of LVM as creating a virtual hard disk (which is called a *volume group*), and then you create virtual partitions within that (call *logical volumes*). The thing is that the LVM volume group itself must reside in a real partition. So on a fresh install, select parittion with Disk Druid. Then create TWO real partitions on your hard drive, hda1 - ext3 /boot hda2 - LVM volume "VolGroup00" The reason that /boot lives outside the LVM partition is that grub doesn't know how to read LVM groups. Also, if you dual boot with say Windows, and shared FAT32 partitions would also have to remain as real partitions outside LVM. Then hit the LVM button and create ALL the other "partitions" inside your LVM group, such as, VolGroup00/LogVol00 - ext3 / VolGroup00/LogVol01 - ext3 /var VolGroup00/LogVol02 - swap ...etc... Really, the easiest way to convert your current system is to add a second hard drive. Format it wil LVM. Copy your old filesystems over to the new logical volumes. And then afterwards you could reformat your original hard disk and extend your LVM to include the other hard drive and then increase the sizes of everything. ...Or, just save your important files (burn to CDROM?) and do a fresh install, picking LVM this time around. -- Deron Meranda
