How to install/update on an existing system with reiserfs/lvm
I am currently running Mandrake 7.2 with a 2.4.2 kernel and the lvm-0.9.1-beta5 patch.
The system has one vg and several lv each containing a reiserfs filesystem. The only part of the system not reiserfs/lvm is /boot which is on a small primary partition using ext2fs.
The system is running quite well and I am very pleased with the current configuration. The problem I have, or will have, is related to a desire to migrate to Mandrake 8.0 when the final version is released.
I don't expect to be able to boot directly from the CD and have my filesystems recognized. I think I will need to build an install/boot disk with a replaced kernel that has support for reiserfs/lvm.
The problem is, I don't know how to build a boot disk with a replaced kernel. Can anyone help me with this? I would appreciate any pointers to how-to, web page or ... that explains the required steps.
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Good Journey, longevity and prosperity to all Les Hazelton
Greetings,
Yes, I certainly see your dillema. One word: Bootdisk-HOWTO. I have
been meaning to make a resque diskette, with LVM, reiserfs, and XFS (I run them all) because with so much beta code on my box, it would just be dumb not too :) However, you will be facing an issue I have struggled with
before: you need an install disk. I really don't know how to do that. The best thing for you to do is to *somehow* get the .config for the kernel they put on the diskette, then it's just a batter of enabling LVM, and placing the LVM userspace tools on it. I have a feeling that if it is not a 2 disk boot set, it will be by the time you are finished. One disk for the kernel, another for a compressed disk image. the 2.4.x is a bit larger than 2.2.x (just as 2.2.x was larger than 2.0.x) so getting anything but a *minimum* root image on the same disk as a kernel is out of the question. My 2.4.2 hovers around 1000k, and I am a fan of modules (XFS is about 150k of that I *think*)
Anyways, I hope this helps you. Feel free to contact me any time about
this, I would be happy to help.
RegEx
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I am currently running Mandrake 7.2 with a 2.4.2 kernel and the lvm-0.9.1-beta5 patch.
The system has one vg and several lv each containing a reiserfs filesystem. The only part of the system not reiserfs/lvm is /boot which is on a small primary partition using ext2fs.
The system is running quite well and I am very pleased with the current configuration. The problem I have, or will have, is related to a desire to migrate to Mandrake 8.0 when the final version is released.
I don't expect to be able to boot directly from the CD and have my filesystems recognized. I think I will need to build an install/boot disk with a replaced kernel that has support for reiserfs/lvm.
The problem is, I don't know how to build a boot disk with a replaced kernel. Can anyone help me with this? I would appreciate any pointers to how-to, web page or ... that explains the required steps.
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