On 16 Jan, this message from Michael Schmitz echoed through cyberspace: >> There is no problem at all keeping the Apple partition format for >> LVM. I > > Thanks for reporting this; and please disregard my rants about LVM > shortcomings...
:-) >> /dev/hda5 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 LVM-vg 14630752 @ >> 4603968 ( 7.0G) Linux native [snip] > Does LVM accept any partition name, or does it have to be > LVM-something ?? AFAIK (and Leandro verified that experimentally), it does not have to be LVM-something. But some things may not work (Leandro, how exactly did you specify the numerical partition type? The hex number as partition name?) Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "