Vgscan does not find volume group (LVM disk combining)

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#31

Sorry I am multitasking. Evidently…

Mounted means that the drive is actively in use by you. A file system is mounted when it is in read/write state.

To alter a drive while it is unmounted, you MAY need to access using your installation media in order to have the drive unmounted in order to make changes to it (True across all OS’s, incl Mac and Windows). So, as an example, if you want to make Certain Changes to the volume or partitions of your Primay Drive, you would need to boot up using your Zorin 15 Installation Disk (or USB) in the Demo mode, then open a terminal, access the drive you wish to alter and you can mount or unmount the drive from the terminal, as well.

#32

uhhh so you mean plug in the usb while keeping this installed version? also if it wasn’t mounted and I were to create the volume group then for (/dev/nvme0n1p6 (/home)), wouldn’t it not be saved?

mount and unmount from the terminal while in usb or installed? also how?

#33

it’s alright fam multitask away you seem productively busy.

#34

You ask smart questions.
Yes, it would be saved because the changes you would be making would be applicable to your current drive and installation, not to the Media you booted from.

This would be done with a series of terminal commands which I do not remember tham all off the top of my head in spite of doing it several times- I would need to look for a step by step guide.

To answer your “how” question, when youa re booted into the installation Demo media, that would be on your Optical drive or your USB- Let’s say USB, so that would be sbd1
Your primary drive is usually sda1
See?
So in terminal, you could mount or unmount your primary while booted into the USB drive with

sudo mount /dev/sda1

and

sudo umount /dev/sda1

Yes, I seem to be having a moment here where it pours; I am also doing the shop and and it seems I cannot finish answering one question before another person comes up with a new one. Bouncing between answering the proper gear ratio for the speed gear for a Dana 7:62 and vgscan is a bit mind bendy.

ahhh… almost forgot:

#35

what’s a Dana? lol

index

#36

Dana Differential, in this case on a 1967 Dodge truck.

I am a classic car restoration mechanic. I play with Linux for fun, but it is not what I do for a living.

EDIT: Though your guess ain’t too bad, either.

#37

it’s the first thing that pops out in google :joy:.

#38

in my case I got /dev/nvme0n1 for primary. should I unmount just /dev/nveme0n1p6–not the whole entirety of the primary drive right?

what requires a series of terminal commands of which you do not remember?–so it’s not just plug usb and go unmount?

#39

I’m multitasking with a snowblower right now, of which I am disappointed by both in terms of performance and the fact that the guy sold me a quasi-lemon.

#40

Creating volumes on an unmounted drive. Yes, you can mount the Partition rather than entirety.

#41

other than unmounting, can I create the physical volume for partition /dev/nveme0n1p6 while in usb mode too? or do I have to unmount -> reboot to normal-> create pv -> go back to usb to mount it again?

#42

Yes, that is how to properly do it. From the USB bootable media, with your physical drive / parition unmounted. Then boot into your normal primary drive and check that the created volume is present

#43

those trucks look baller man! can they build new trucks that low or do they have regulations now? what model?

#44

just to be clear: you mean unmount and create physical volume both in USB mode?

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#45

I do not slam, but others do- there are no regs against it where I live. I find it funny when one tries to navigate a speed bump.
This is a late model d-series- the owner wants Original Restoration with as minimal modification as possible. We have made one exception where I am using an arduino to provide an under the bench system for his own purposes. The original radio looks greqat in the dash… but he wants full control over playing Doowop and cannot rely on the Radio Stations for that.

Exactly, yes. Just as the links I posted should also say- though I have not really read them through fully, so please double check.

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#46

wow doo-wo.p (it’s not letting me type wo.p the heck?! lol) is my new music of interest. thanks and will check out the link some of it seems useful!

#47

Yes, I have been listening to all the music made before I was ever born for many years. Most of my tools all date from the 1930’s and 1940’s.
The word filter on the site is a bit overzealous. It got me on that word (It is also a disparaging term for immigrants) and it also censored my A-eolus icon theme name, as well. Which blew my mind.

#48

didn’t know italians could be discriminated against for being ‘‘too stylish’’ xD!

‘‘In greek mythology, Aeoolus was the keeper of the winds and king of the island of Aeolia, one of the abrupt rocky Lipara islands close to Sicily Later classical writers regarded him as a god.’’

#49

‘‘blew your mind’’ ahaha.

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#50

I sense an Italian theme but I still don’t get the internal joke and mystery. ‘’

‘‘aeoolus
The answer to the universe; created the number 8 and brought life to the internets. Better known as the god of wind, but no one gives a ■■■■ about that.
(https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=internets).
5 thumbs up, 10 thumbs down.’’