LVMError: lvactivate failed for lv_root
 

Im trying to reinstall CentOS 6.3 on my laptop but i get the above message after i click on Basic Storage Devices. Can someone please assist me in resolving this issue? Thank you in advance.

Are you currently running logical volumes on the system or are you trying to set them up for the re-install?

I would like to set them up for re-install.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624881

There are various reports of this type of bug - basically if you already have partitions - some of the bugs refer to encrypted partitions - you will receive this error message. Work around sounds like remove partitions and then