[Discussion] OO204 startup problem with LVM

[mwizard99 at comcast.net]

In <4668A022.7060604 at sandia.net>, on 06/07/07 
   at 06:17 PM, Chuck McKinnis <mckinnis at sandia.net> said:



>Thomas Clayton wrote:
>> IMO, it /does/ look like LVM is supposed to be around for some reason.
>> I /can't/ think of a reason /why/ that should be so!
>> 
>> Tom Clayton
>> 
>> mwizard99 at comcast.net wrote:
>>> In <courier.4667573B.00001B6A at mail.abiliba.net>, on 06/06/07 
>>>    at 08:53 PM, "Julian Thomas" <jt at jt-mj.net> said:
>>>
>>>> In <courier.46675098.00001587 at mail.abiliba.net>, on 06/06/07 
>>>>   at 06:48 PM, mwizard99 at comcast.net typed:
>>>>> I've rebooted the machine after this install, and I'm now trying to
>> start
>>>>> office.
>>>>> I get the following dialog:
>>>>> Unable to start openoffice.org
>>>>> execution failed!  Contact technical support
>>>>> return code:2
>>>>> failing module:LVM
>>>> You may learn more if you open a command window, navigate to
>>>> x:\OPENOFFICE2\PROGRAM
>>>> (or wherever) and invoke SOFFICE.
>>>>
>>> Julian,
>>>
>>> 0[H:\os2apps\openoffice.org.2.0\program]soffice
>>>
>>> 1[H:\os2apps\openoffice.org.2.0\program]
>>>
>>> Other than the dialog, this is all I get.
>>>
>>> -Mark

>LVM must be installed.

>It is the only partitioning vehicle for MCP/ACP/eCS.

>It is used to write the master boot record (MBR) even if you do not have 
>multiple partitions (you have to find the bootable system somehow).

>It is used to identify and attach USB and other removable drives (it is 
>LVM that assigns the drive letter).

If LVM is a requirement for this program, it isn't listed anywhere.

I have a Warp4 FP17 system.  And no LVM to be found anywhere.  I've done
all my partitioning in recent years with PMagic, and DFSee.


-Mark
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