So I had installed Windows and Linux both on my new workstation in partitions as follows:
Code:
[root@MHouse-Dell house]# fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 5222 41945683+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 5223 15665 83883397+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 15666 15690 200812+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 15691 19452 30218265 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 15691 19452 30218233+ 8e Linux LVM
[root@MHouse-Dell house]# lvm
lvm> lvdisplay
--- Logical volume ---
LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
VG Name VolGroup00
LV UUID fRL9Th-cLTm-ep7v-pPsu-0c1R-6YbG-Pa59hg
LV Write Access read/write
LV Status available
# open 1
LV Size 27.78 GB
Current LE 889
Segments 1
Allocation inherit
Read ahead sectors 0
Block device 253:0
--- Logical volume ---
LV Name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01
VG Name VolGroup00
LV UUID UF7nPa-7WL6-u5yL-JY9I-y1u1-S4Cy-Hi2KlO
LV Write Access read/write
LV Status available
# open 1
LV Size 1.00 GB
Current LE 32
Segments 1
Allocation inherit
Read ahead sectors 0
Block device 253:1
lvm>
Now, I was trying to use Ghost 8.0 to back up my Linux partitions, and it can do a sector by sector copy on the Logical Volume, but can't read the files themselves. This takes up a lot of extra space and time.
I've put a second drive in my machine now, and I would like to make all the partitions primary by moving Windows to the second drive and having grub load it. This shouldn't be a big deal. However, I have no idea how to convert my logical volumes back into primary, and I really don't want to reformat and start over. It's taken me long enough to get Fedora set up the way I want.
I'm not exactly a newb, but I'm no veteran either, so please reply in small words and details. Thanks!
