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X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, T_SPF_PERMERROR=0.01, URIBL_BLOCKED=0.001 autolearn=_AUTOLEARN X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 X-Spam-Score: 0.39 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 2001:470:142::17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Scan-Result: default: False [0.39 / 13.00]; GENERIC_REPUTATION(0.00)[-0.49496323602048]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2001:470:142::/48:c]; R_MISSING_CHARSET(2.50)[]; DWL_DNSWL_BLOCKED(0.00)[2001:470:142::17:from]; IP_REPUTATION_HAM(0.00)[asn: 22989(0.13), country: US(-0.00), ip: 2001:470:142::17(-0.49)]; MX_GOOD(-0.50)[cached: eggs.gnu.org]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MAILLIST(-0.20)[mailman]; SIGNED_PGP(-2.00)[]; FORGED_RECIPIENTS_MAILLIST(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; ASN(0.00)[asn:22989, ipnet:2001:470:142::/48, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[mike@rohleder.de,help-guix-bounces@gnu.org]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[6]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[larch=yhetil.org]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; URIBL_BLOCKED(0.00)[gnu.org:url,josefsson.org:email]; MIME_GOOD(-0.20)[multipart/signed,text/plain]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[rohleder.de]; HAS_LIST_UNSUB(-0.01)[]; DNSWL_BLOCKED(0.00)[2001:470:142::17:from]; FORGED_SENDER_MAILLIST(0.00)[] X-TUID: ssrNBpBqfGTG --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Simon! Simon Josefsson writes: > I'm thinking that having the root file system on LVM may be unsupported, > so that manual could say that, but I'm not even sure that is true. I > haven't tried it though. Perhaps 'lvm2' should be pre-installed on the > default installation image to help move LVM support along. > > Another thought may be that constructing LVM partitions through the > mapped-device mechanism is not supported: > > http://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Mapped-Devices.html > > however as far as I can tell, LVM is working just as well as LUKS/RAID > here: LVM just doesn't need any command to start the devices. The > mapped-device approach appear to require out-of-band device creation for > LUKS and RAID, just like is required for LVM. A no-op > `lvm-device-mapping' could be added for completeness, and it might run > 'pvscan --active ay' or something like that if we really wanted to but > I'm not sure when that would be useful. I use a root fs on lvm. What helped me a lot was this posting, where I stole most things: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guix/2020-02/msg00285.html What (currrently) isnt working is the lvm device-mapper and (for me more important) lvmcache... =2D-=20 Fly Windows NT: All the passengers carry their seats out onto the tarmac, placing the chairs in the outline of a plane. 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