About partitioning
Hi all,
Ubuntu 12.04 desktop 64bit I selected manual partioning and selecting logical on; /boot /root swap However after reboot I can't find LV; $ sudo fdisk -l Code:
[sudo] password for satimis: Please help. Whether HD exceeding 1TB can't partitioned as LV? TIA B.R. satimis |
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"Logical" in setting up partitions does NOT mean LVM. I've never used LVM, so I can't give you detailed instructions. I used a quick google search to try to find your answer, and found a list of guides for Ubuntu LVM for various advanced situations: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...llation_Guides I didn't find any instruction for Ubuntu LVM installation for the simplest case, which you seem to need. But I didn't search very hard and I expect the instructions are out there if you put a little effort into looking. |
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I'm a little bid confused. I'm now on another Ubuntu box; Ubuntu 12.04 desktop 64bit $ sudo fdisk -l Code:
Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes satimis |
Your second system has one LVM partition (which seems to be what you want for your first system, but don't know the right steps during install). Inside that LVM partition it has swap and root.
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It appears that fdisk -l is an obsolete tool when you have LVM. The information fdisk -l gives you for that second system is a bit misleading, especially the part Quote:
If I understand correctly, GRUB does not understand LVM, so when you are using LVM you need a /boot partition outside the LVM (as that second system has) and then typically you put all your other "partitions" inside the LVM (But those aren't really partitions. They just act like partitions). In your other thread, I said that I don't normally advise making /boot separate from root. That applies to the simple cases in which GRUB can read your root partition. If you have root inside LVM and/or one of the forms of RAID that GRUB can't read, then obviously /boot must be separate from root. |
Also on your first post I don't believe you have LVM.
You have an extended partition, sda2 and within it sda5 and sda6 (swap). That looks like a typical extended partition with 2 logical partitions such as you would have with / on sda1 and /home on sda5. All logical partition numbers always start with 5 in case you were wondering. |
Hi all,
Thanks for your advice. I made a mistake not using the Alternative Installer installing the new PC additionally selecting manual partitioning. I couldn't create LVM partitions. I'll reinstall the PC running the Aternative Installer. Also I'll partition /boot outside LVM satimis |
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