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From: "Jeff Rollin" <jeff.rollin@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: LVM support in FreeBSD
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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