Bug 174013

Summary:	Can't add LVM logical volumes in GRUB boot loader configuration in anaconda
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Ed Anderson <eanderson>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Ed Anderson 2005-11-23 17:23:24 UTC

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Description of problem:
When using LVM on a dual-boot system, you should be able to add operating systems that exist in logical volumes.  When Fedora's / partition exists on a logical volume, it automatically adds fedora's logical volume (similar to /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00), but doesn't allow you to add any others.  When clicking Add in the boot loader screen, only devices such as /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 are listed as options.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start the Fedora installation
2. In Disk Druid, create a /boot and an LVM partition (logical group).
3. Edit the LVM partition, and add two logical volumes, / and /mnt/otherOS
4. Click Next to go to the boot loader screen
5. Click Add, and open the Device dropdown menu
  

Actual Results:  Logical volumes are not listed under devices. Only devices such as /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 are.

Expected Results:  LVM logical volumes should be listed in the Device dropdown.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-11-25 03:39:12 UTC

GRUB doesn't support logical volumes, so you can't chain load from other logical
volumes.

Comment 2 Ed Anderson 2005-11-27 15:53:50 UTC

I understand that grub doesn't support /boot in a logical volume. Chain loading
isn't the issue.

GRUB does support loading an operating system from a logical volume.  Were this
not the case, you wouldn't be able to install Fedora's / partition in a logical
volume - which you can.  Like I said, if using LVM, the boot loader screen
automatically adds /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 as the default partition to boot
from.  The problem is that it doesn't allow you to add any logical / partitions
from other operating systems.

This is a bug. Please take a closer look at the issue.

Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2005-11-27 18:09:28 UTC

Right, but the difference is that for the system being installed, we're _not_
chainloading.  We have the full system config and know that /boot isn't LVM and
so load kernels, etc off of there.  Adding additional OS'es is just for
chainloading.