Ubuntu distro needs a patch for LVM

[David Abrahams]

Alexander Skwar <listen at alexander.skwar.name> writes:



> · David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com>:

>

>> Alexander Skwar <listen at alexander.skwar.name> writes:

>> 

>>> · David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com>:

>> 

>>>> Dapper (and Breezy for that matter) installation doesn't support

>>>> LVM well; it's almost as though it was untested.  Try to set up a

>>>> system with LVM from any of the different installation discs, and

>>>> you'll see what I mean.

>

> Btw: "From *any* of the different installation discs"? I again fail

> to understand what you mean. There's just *one* installation disc,

> as far as LVM is concerned.



I guess I may have tried kubuntu also, and I may have tried to install

over existing LVM with one of the non-alternate discs.  It's been a

while since I started this whole process, so some details are fuzzy.



>>> I fail to see what you mean. I used the Dapper alternative install CD and was

>>> perfectly able to use my *exisiting* VG and create new LVs and filesystems

>>> on those LVs.

>> 

>> That's not the test, though: the test is to start with a fresh LVM

>> install.

>

> Fine - and what should I notice?

>

> I just create a new image in VMware for Ubuntu. I then booted the

> alternative CD and went on to the partitioning of the harddisk. I

> was able to select that the blank "hard disk" should be used as

> a PV and I could then create a VG consisting of this PV.

>

> As I said: I fail to see what you mean. It would *REALLY* help, if

> you'd write, what you mean, instead of giving some vague hints...



http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cu4pxpy4dx.fsf%40boost%2dconsulting.com%3e



>>>> Dapper installation doesn't support LVM over software raid *at all*,

>> 

>>> Don't know about software raid, but LVM is supported. Stop that FUD!

>> 

>> I only said it wasn't "supported well" **by the installer**.  I know

>> it can be made to work; I did it myself with fdisk and command-line

>> tools.

>

> I still don't get you. With the installer, I could create logical

> volumes, could've removed lvs, could've modified vgs, could've created

> vgs and so on. As i said: Stop that FUD, please!



So it works for some and not for others.  There are known bugs.

http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cusll9wnr0.fsf%40boost%2dconsulting.com%3e



>>>> LVM and RAID should be considered a minimal requirement for any

>>>> server system -- maybe _any_ system that's expected to have a

>>>> long lifetime.

>> 

>>> Yep. And *WHAT* are you trying to say?

>> 

>> 

>> 

>> I'm hoping someone in a position to do something about it (I'm not

>> the guy for it -- I've already spent well over a week on this and

>> made little progress) will take notice and make these problems a

>> higher priority.

>

> What problems?



See the link above.  Also, I have solved the problem (!)



http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cuy7v1tii9.fsf%40boost%2dconsulting.com%3e



...and entered a bug report in launchpad about building new installer CDs.





> Alexander Skwar

>

> PS: Why did your client insert a blank line after every line? Makes

> reading *quite* hard....



I wish I knew!



http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/63310



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Dave Abrahams

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