Bonehead Move

[Robin Laing]

Mike McCarty wrote:
> Tod wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> I got the loopback working and can see all the partitions in the 
>> image. Since its a volume managed device I'm now stuck.  I can see the 
>> partitions but I can't think of how to get around the lvm part to 
>> mount them and see the actual contents.  I'm not that lvm proficient 
>> quite yet.
> 
> I tossed FC4 when I discovered that it installs LVM by default. LVM is
> IMO worse than useless. I see no advantages for me, and I see problems
> (like yours, for example) looming in the future.

I for one like LVM.  Until I can get multi-Terabyte drives, LVM is the 
best way to go.  As with any issue, there are pros and cons.  At least 
with LVM, I don't have to spend time moving this and that and linking 
drives around when things get full.

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Robin Laing