[Discussion] OO204 startup problem with LVM

[mwizard99 at comcast.net]

In <4668B32B.7020606 at sandia.net>, on 06/07/07 
   at 07:38 PM, Chuck McKinnis <mckinnis at sandia.net> said:


>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

I hope that I don't have to install LVM functionality to my Warp4 system
just to get this office suite working.  It would seem illogical to "link"
LVM functionality to an office suite.  They should have nothing to do with
each other.  Since LVM isn't exactly portable to all platforms supported
by OO, it would suggest yet another reason not to link the two together. 
Unfortunately, they seem to be.

I'll see what ecomstation folks have to say before proceeding further. 
Perhaps they can offer a change or a method that will allow me to run
without LVM.   And I had been so anxiously awaiting this release.

Thanks for the heads up on the link.

-Mark
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