[Discussion] OO204 startup problem with LVM

[Chuck McKinnis]

mwizard99 at comcast.net wrote:
> 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

I don't think I mentioned Warp 4 (and neither did you).  Take a look at 
this link.

http://www.warpupdates.mynetcologne.de/english/base_lvmjfs.html#warp4

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Chuck McKinnis
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