Re: [PATCH] force load of lvm and raid before entering normal mode (Re: LVM on debian)

[Robert Millan]

On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 10:08:50AM +0100, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> Robert Millan writes:
> 
> > Wait, do lvm devices actually contain a partition map?
> 
> I don't think so.  LVM devices have volume groups and logical volumes.
> 
> >  If not, then this is
> > normal, although in this case grub-probe should tell you the partmap
> > for
> > whatever physical partition contains the lvm data.
> 
> Yes.  Or at least grub-install should check if grub-probe reports an
> error when checking for the partmap and warn the user or insert gpt/pc.

Partition maps aren't really mandatory;  much like lvm/raid.

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