Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:37:28 +0100 From: "Jeff Rollin" <jeff.rollin@gmail.com> To: Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LVM support in FreeBSD Message-ID: <8a0028260609070737l75b929f6m88ec117e6b7b041@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <450015FA.7040406@unsane.co.uk> References: <8a0028260609051250m45931c68y59b377eb66b22716@mail.gmail.com> <8a0028260609070511t3c18a9c7xf70388821bd6415d@mail.gmail.com> <450015FA.7040406@unsane.co.uk>
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On 07/09/06, Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> wrote: > > Jeff Rollin wrote: > > On 05/09/06, Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi list, > >> > >> I'm wondering whether FreeBSD is able to support reading (at least, but > >> preferably also writing) Linux LVM volumes? I have an itch to try > >> FreeBSD on > >> a desktop but all my data is in a Linux LVM. > >> > >> Is it possible? > >> > >> TIA, > >> > >> Jeff Rollin > >> > >> -- > >> > > > > No answers for two days; I can take that as a "no," then, can I? > > > > Oh well, there's always VMPlayer > > > > Proud Linux user since 1998 > >> > > > As far as i'm aware FreeBSD doesnt support Linux LVM (it uses vinum > and/or gvinum, dont know much about it as never used it) > Freebsd Runs fine as a guest OS in Xen apparently which might be better > for you as VMWare player needs a vmware image (easy to find on google I > expect but still..) and you dont get to play with the installer that way > ;) Thanks for the pointers. As an aside, are you worried about the legality of VMWare images in VMPlayer? I don't think they're an issue (at least with FOSS OS's such as *BSD), since iirc VMware provide links to OS images on their websites (including, I believe, PC- and Free-BSD). Jeff Rollin -- Proud Linux user since 1998
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