Mike McCarty wrote: > Robert wrote: > >> I'm probably missing something very simple. >> My hard drive looks like this: >> [root at mavis ~]# fdisk -l > > > [snip] > >> However, if I boot e.g. KNOPPIX, I'm unable to mount anything except >> the /boot partition on hdb1. Is there any way out of this intolerable >> situation other than doing a full backup, repartitioning the hard >> drive without that damnable LVM and restoring the whole thing from >> the backup? > > > You could get a rescue CD which understands LVM. Say the FC4 rescue. > > Mike Well, I *could* simply boot one of the three CentOS kernels in GRUB's repertoire just as I do on those rare occasions I boot. I was hoping someone could point me to a utility that will undo the LVM mess permanently. I think I've figured out a way to accomodate my current need to have my data available when booted into KNOPPIX but I won't be able to try until tomorrow.