Re: [Hampshire] post windows reinstall

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Author: drystan mazur
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] post windows reinstall
Andy Smith wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:35:01PM +0000, drystan mazur wrote:
>> device      boot    Start    end    Type
>> /dev/sda1    *    1    2550    HPFS/NTFS (Windoze)
>> /dev/sda2        2551    2563    linux    (Boot}
>> /dev/sda3        2564    19219    Linux LVM
>> /dev/sda4        19220    19452     swap

>>
>> In following the web link I can't mount the root partiton as it is LVM.
>> well I cant with ubuntu live disc anyway >. unknown filesystem type
>> LVM2_member
>
> You can't mount LVM physical volumes as filesystems; they are part
> of volume groups and volume groups contain logical volumes. It's
> the logical volumes that you mount. You probably want to read up on
> the basics of LVM in the LVM2 HOWTO.
>
>> How can I mount this partion ?
>
> What does "lvdisplay" as root say, from the live cd?
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
>

not a lot just command not found locate fails to find it also.
Do I need another live cd or can this be accessed at all ?

thanks