[Discussion] OO204 startup problem with LVM

[Chuck McKinnis]

mwizard99 at comcast.net wrote:
> 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
> --

Steve Levine and I are some of the "ecomstation folks".

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