Hi Terry, > Installation mode is just that installation, a minimal system is > installed in > RAM to accomplish installation. Booting rescue mode, same idea a > minimal > system to fix a system that won't boot. Rescue is not meant to be a > replacement installation. LVM partitioning can be done as part of > the > installation. You probably have to select custom disk partitioning > to get to > it. If you want to experience working with LVM from command line you > may want > to install a second disk after installation and deal with it > manually. Noted with tks. B.R. SL