What's wrong with general LVM

[Papa Karlo]

For example, if you have hard disk with/after Windows XP or even Windows XP installer(with option install on all disk and fast format to NTFS)
Then, with eCS installation or pure lvm you will see



1
run LVM and see message about corrupt partition table, press Enter


2
message for USB-drive, indeed it should be drive not ready message, press Enter

3
Quite reasonable message, but indeed system can't use disk 1 as well.
Press Enter

4
Press F5

5
Press Tab

6
Press Enter

7
Look up and bottom, press Tab

8
press F3

9
Select "Save changes", press Enter

10
Look at last LVM's message, leave LVM

And now, run LVM again. Nothing is changed, goto to picture number 1

[Warpforever]

This problem can be easy solved if you manage the partitions only with LVM, let LVM create the winxp install partition and all be fine

LVM however should work with the disk even if its created with win tools, this needs to be fixed among other bugs. Would be nice if you could use the trak system from netlabs if the project goes this way... good luck !

[Papa Karlo]

Some info about problems with booting from USB and/or non-first hdd:

* LVM can't made bootable partition on USB disk, ALVM - can
o one of the reason is that DosDevIOCtl(FileHandle,IOCTL_OEMHLP,OEMHLP_QUERYDISKINFO,..) return zeros for USB disks (bug in usbd drivers ?)

* eCS's installer can't install system on USB drive - it even doesn't show any usb drives with "show all volumes and partitions" option (This is not mini-lvm window) May be this is result of OEMHLP_QUERYDISKINFO bug

* kernel want not to boot from second (non first) disk in system. This is definitly some extra checks in kernel and it can be easily fixed
* if there is only one disk in system and this disk is usb than boot starts, shows logo and than hangup with "the system can't operate your hard disk" message. This is possibly os2dasd and usbd - related

* some extra bug with genegal LVM - it can't add to bootmanager (on hard disk) botable volume from USB drive (the reason will be found in ALVM)