Re: EFI F25 LVM install does not need separate /boot partition

2016-12-30 Thread Mayavimmer
On 30/12/2016 19:46, Gordon Messmer wrote: > On 12/30/2016 02:19 AM, Mayavimmer wrote: >> Is it safe? > > If your system boots, then probably, yes. > Actually, I just found out that might not be the case. Out of five F25 installs I tried on one machine today, the ones without separate /boot destr

Re: EFI F25 LVM install does not need separate /boot partition

2016-12-30 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 12/30/2016 02:19 AM, Mayavimmer wrote: Is it safe? If your system boots, then probably, yes. If so, why does the Fedora installer propose a separate /boot in this EFI hardware case with GPT partitioning? The kernel and initrd need to be in a place that GRUB2 can read them. Anaconda can

Re: EFI F25 LVM install does not need separate /boot partition

2016-12-30 Thread Porfirio Andrés Páiz Carrasco
On Dec 30, 2016 4:20 AM, "Mayavimmer" wrote: > > It seems that on EFI hardware Fedora 25 can be installed without the > suggested separate /boot partition. I just selected auto partitioning on > a LVM device, then deleted the given new /boot partition. It seems to > work ok. > The simple answer is

EFI F25 LVM install does not need separate /boot partition

2016-12-30 Thread Mayavimmer
It seems that on EFI hardware Fedora 25 can be installed without the suggested separate /boot partition. I just selected auto partitioning on a LVM device, then deleted the given new /boot partition. It seems to work ok. Is it safe? If so, why does the Fedora installer propose a separate /boot in