** Reply to note from Mike O'Connor  Mon, 12 Jan
2004 04:22:45 +1000

> Before installing IBM BM, I should have also inserted - from a command  
> prompt run "LVM /QUERY:ALL" - Note all the partition information -  
> especially if there is a hidden IBM "recovery" partition there. 
> Then run "LVM /NEWMBR:1",   assuming you only have one HDD in the TP. 
> Re-delete all partitions, then install IBM BM with LVM, run
"SHUTDOWN"  
> and restart the installation.

What would this prove Mike?  Here, the BMgr gets installed just fine in the
first 7mb of the HDD...you can see it in LVM physical view.

Yes, there is a hidden recovery partition.."untouchable by lvm"
on the last 4+
gb of this drive.

.... Gerry



Gerry Chilibeck.......in West Vancouver, Canada
Runnin' OS/2 W4.5/14.085, eCS 1.01, Lotus SS 1.6, PRMail 3.0, 
        NS 4.61, Moz 1.6a, EmTec FTP, DragText 3.8, 
        Key Ring/2, XWorkplace 1.0.1, PN/2 b153, RSJ 3.08      

 

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