Bug 513235

Summary:	system-config-lvm does not create a primary partition in initializing a new disk.
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Richard Shaw <hobbes1069>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	low
Version:	10	CC:	agk, anaconda-maint-list, dwysocha, jparsons, mbroz, mclasen, prockai, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description Richard Shaw 2009-07-22 16:13:22 UTC

Description of problem:
I was running out of space on my single HD F10 system so I added a second drive. I know how to create a new volume group from the command line but figured this was an opportunity to try the GUI tool. When I initialized the disk as a new volume group it used the whole disk instead of creating a primary partition. I figured that since it did it that way it was OK even though the LVM howto recommends not doing that since other operating systems may view it as free space. 

I didn't have any issues until I tried to upgrade to F11 (actually I reinstalled as I used the second HD to seperate /home) so my original /boot, /, etc were erased. When I tried to do a custom partition layout in anaconda I found out that it didn't recognize my whole disk VG.


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How reproducible:
I'll let you know for F12.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Have whole disk VG
2. Boot F11 install DVD
3. Attempt to use existing whole disk LVM.
  
Actual results:
Does not recognize whole disk LVM

Expected results:
system-config-lvm automatically creates a primary partition to utilize for the VG.

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Comment 1 Marek Grac 2009-08-12 14:03:33 UTC

When using LVM you don't need partition at all and it should be default behaviour. It is possible to create partition and then use it in s-c-lvm. Your problem is anaconda problem - redirecting.

Comment 2 Chris Lumens 2009-08-12 14:20:59 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 489991 ***