[mythtv-users] 2.6.3-7 sds kernel and LVM2 for mythtv

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sun Aug 1 12:26:28 EDT 2004


Adrian Phillips wrote:

>>>>>>"Michael" == Michael T Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> writes:
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>
>    Michael> I just started with LVM, but it seems to me that lvm-mod
>    Michael> is used if you're using LVM1; whereas dm-mod is used with
>    Michael> LVM2.  I actually have the lvm-mod module (because I
>
>I've used EVMS not LVM2, but lvm-mod IS LVM1, for LVM2/EVMS you need
>device mapper (dm-mod) and whichever LVM system you want (LVM2/EVMS)
>on top of that; but EVMS at least is user space although there are
>additional kernel patches for some of the extended functionality, the
>same may be true of LVM2,
>  
>
Thanks for confirming my suspicions, Adrian.  It's always nice to know 
that the advice I gave is sound advice--not to mention that I have my 
system properly configured.  :)

Mike


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