On Mon October 2 2006 12:24 pm, Tony Nelson wrote: > There is no "vs." here. Using LVM is independent of using > EXT3. LVM is a partitioning scheme, while EXT2/3 are > filesystem types. The merits of LVM are vs. other partitioning > schemes such as Basic, Extended, or GUID. The merits of EXT3 > are vs. other filesystem types such as EXT2, FAT32, or NTFS. OK - you're right. You knew what I meant, I'm sure, but, it's always useful to clarify, and avoid misconceptions. I shall be more precise on this subject in the future. And thanks to Paul for that useful explanation. That was helpful. -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA