Fedora Installation :: How To Remove Existing Lvm Without Reinitializing Hdd?
Nov 22, 2009
I have a dual-boot system with XP and Fedora. I had to reinstall XP a while ago. After XP reinstallation, to regain access to Fedora, I ran Fedora installation DVD. It told me that the hdd had a "loop file system" and that I had to reinitialize it. I chose "ignore", "upgrade" and then "Create new boot loader configuration". Everything works fine now, but when I tried to install F11 from a live cd I discovered that I couldn't. It can't edit the lvm part (nor delete it). The only things possible are to reintall F10 with the DVD that created the lvm in the first place or install F11 using preupgrade (the lvm remains ext3 so preupgrade can't edit it either).
My question is: how can I get rid of the lvm part without reinitializing the hdd (I don't want to lose the data on the other partitions). I want to reinstall Fedora but without lvm.I heard something about "fdisk" and "lvremove", but I have no idea how to use these, so I would like a detailed solution (something close to a tutorial).
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Dec 28, 2010
Been using Ubuntu 9.1 with windows 7 for about 6 months, and want to redo the whole drive. I have downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 on disc, as well as Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit disc. I am not a programmer, so if you choose to help me, know that you will need to crank it down close to earth. Have i3 processor, with 4GB ram and a 1 TB SATA HD on a Gigabyte S-series MB. Want to use windows only when compatibility makes it a necessity. Want to wipe the drive clean, and start from scratch. Though I have backed up all files, I am a bit unsure on how to best configure, and proceed.
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will it be possible to convert existing filesystem to new ext4 while upgrading from Fedora 10?
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Apr 20, 2010
I have fedora 12 currently installed on my laptop, but would like to install another version along side it. How do I do this? Will it detect the second version automatically and add a grub entry? Or do I need to do something else. Also, what partitions need formatting, do any new one except '/' need creating?
Current layout>
/dev/sda1 ext4 /boot 200 MB
/dev/sda2 ext4 20 GB <--- I want to install new version here.
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/dev/sda5 ext4 /media/Media 425 GB
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Jun 22, 2010
I've had such good luck with Fedora (and this Forum), I'm attempting to put F12 on wife's brand new Sony Vaio, a VPCEB11FM, a 64bit system. I downloaded the Fedora-12-x86_64-netinst.iso, made sure it was ok with sha256.exe, then burned the image to DVD. Booted it up and let it default to "install or upgrade an existing system". It dead-ended in a dark blue or black screen. I re-started and examined the other options. Thought I'd try the one that says: "Install system with basic video driver". Got all the way through to where it got ready to start downloading files. Can't get past that point because it attempts to get to the Internet using the Sony's wireless card! Why would it try the wireless when there's a wired NIC card in this PC that requires no special driver etc. How to proceed from here?
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Rather than mess with the P3 450 any more, instead I swapped main boards and decided to do an upgrade. it even possible to do an "upgrade" from 3 to 13? Is it possible to maintain my existing partitions/settings. I've backed up everything that I'd be too unhappy to lose. It's a two drive system and the second is nothing but data, none of it catastrophic to lose, but at least disappointing. I'd like to keep the data and settings on the primary disk, but won't cry if I can't.
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will Fedora 14's install program make an addition to the existing GRUB configuration or will it do something different Yes I have searched.... and looked at the installation documents....
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blahBlah [OK]
blahBlah [OK]
blahBlah [OK]
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