Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > linux.debian.user > #160794

Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's

Show all headers | View raw

On 11/18/2015 9:58 AM, Darac Marjal wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 06:08:49PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
>> In some of my reading I came across a page recommending LVM for
>> ease of adjusting space.
>>
>> When searching for more information all I'm finding are
>> essentially HOWTO's with only a couple of paragraphs on "Whats"
>> and "Whys". Essentially nothing on "Why not".
>>
>> No information on dual boot.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>
> The patent for logical volumes,
> http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=5129088&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP,
> might give you an idea of the motivation of LVM.

Using that to get the patent number, I found 
http://www.uspto.gov/ easier to navigate.
Once I edit out the "lawyer talk" it should be informative.

>
> Also note that LVM on linux is quite intimately linked to the
> Device Mapper system.

Web search for "Device Mapper" was illuminating.

Back to linux.debian.user | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-18 01:10 +0100
  Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-18 09:10 +0100
    Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-18 10:30 +0100
  Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 11:10 +0100
    Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-18 14:10 +0100
      Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-11-20 01:50 +0100
        Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-20 08:50 +0100
          Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-11-20 23:30 +0100
            Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-21 09:20 +0100
              Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-11-21 20:00 +0100
                Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's "John L. Ries" <jries@salford-systems.com> - 2015-11-21 20:10 +0100
            Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-21 13:40 +0100
        Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-20 09:30 +0100
        Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-21 13:20 +0100
          Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-21 22:00 +0100
          Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-21 23:50 +0100
            Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-22 13:00 +0100
  Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2015-11-18 17:00 +0100
    Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-19 13:40 +0100
  Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's "John L. Ries" <jries@salford-systems.com> - 2015-11-18 18:40 +0100
    Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-18 20:20 +0100
      Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's "John L. Ries" <jries@salford-systems.com> - 2015-11-18 20:30 +0100
      Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2015-11-18 23:50 +0100
  Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2015-11-18 19:30 +0100
    Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2015-11-18 20:00 +0100
    Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Stephan Seitz <stse+debian@fsing.rootsland.net> - 2015-11-18 20:20 +0100
  Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Javi Barroso <javibarroso@gmail.com> - 2015-11-21 09:10 +0100
    Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-21 12:40 +0100
  [PARTAL success]   Re: LVM info - OTHER than HOWTO's Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-23 00:40 +0100

csiph-web