Re: converting from evms to lvm2.

On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 09:37:46AM +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> First, if not already done, install LVM2 tools. Then boot with a LiveCD which 
> has both (GRML, for example), turn your EVMS volumes into "Compatibility 
> Volumes" using evmsn, eventually reboot into the the LiveCD once again, this 
> time activating the volumes using LVM2 tools, mount your root fs with the LVM2 
> device path and change your fstab accordingly.

FWIW, you don't need to convert them into compatibility volumes. Any other
tool than EVMS (which you can just remove) ignores the extra block of
metadata at the end and treats them as regular volumes.

/* Steinar */
-- 
Homepage: http://www.sesse.net/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge
Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes
Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world
http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/
_______________________________________________
Evms-devel mailing list
[email protected]
To subscribe/unsubscribe, please visit:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/evms-devel