These are block devices created by the device mapper and are equivalent to the more verbose but easier to interpret /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol?? On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:43 AM, François Patte <francois.patte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Bonjour, > > I have just used the command fidsk -l in order to see what was my > partitionning system. > > I discovered a lot of /dev/dm-x disks without any "valid partition table" > > But, if I mount them (mount /dev/dm-9 /mnt) they are mounted without any > problems and these discks are only the partitions allready mounted under > another name (this /dev/dm-9 is /home...) > > What does this mean? > > I am using lvm > > Thanks for lights. > - -- > François Patte > UFR de mathématiques et informatique > Université Paris Descartes > 45, rue des Saints Pères > F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 > Tél. +33 (0)1 44 55 35 61 > http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFH52m7dE6C2dhV2JURAl1nAJ99B7RPnGGTKlXDELgibPmA92LoeQCfUlIt > 5Y1oJjpawdCrST//FYlWfIA= > =yRBC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >