> Subject: RE: Trying to convert a LVM partition to non-LVM
>
>
> > Styma, Robert E (Robert) wrote:
> > > My question becomes, "What file(s) other than fstab and grub.conf
> > > need to change to change the root parttion from an LVM parition
> &
> Styma, Robert E (Robert) wrote:
> > My question becomes, "What file(s) other than fstab and grub.conf
> > need to change to change the root parttion from an LVM parition
> > to a normal ext partition such as sda2?"
>
> Recreate the mkinitrd in your /boot.
>
> Boot from a rescue disk, mount yo
>
> I do the g4l project, and it can make images of LVM
> partitions to new disks,
> but this is a raw mode image using dd. Depending on what
> errors the disk is
> having, you could make a backup image or clone it to a new
> disks. If the
> errors are to high, one might need to use ddresc
Styma, Robert E (Robert) wrote:
> My question becomes, "What file(s) other than fstab and grub.conf
> need to change to change the root parttion from an LVM parition
> to a normal ext partition such as sda2?"
Recreate the mkinitrd in your /boot.
Boot from a rescue disk, mount your system and chro
> Subject: Re: Trying to convert a LVM partition to non-LVM
>
> I've never gone from LVM to native disk, but are you sure you have
> copied your MBR to the new disk?
>
>
> On 1 March 2010 11:18, Styma, Robert E (Robert)
> wrote:
> > I was working on a linu
I was working on a linux box which had a failing disk over
the weekend. It still booted, but flagged smartd errors
and had a couple of damaged files which were fortunately
replaceable (eclipse install tgz).
I booted Spinrite to make the drive readable and then planned
to use system rescue CD and
