On Wed, 2019-12-04 at 17:15 +0100, Roberto Ragusa wrote:
On 12/3/19 12:58 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2019-12-02 at 12:44 -0600, Roger Heflin wrote:
> > it might be if you use dd to clear only the duplicate pv/lvm partition
> > header and then start with the pvcreate/vgextend/pvmove/vgreduce
> > steps.
>
> I crossed my fingers and tried it, and it worked. Rather than removing
> LVM I've decided to just live with it. The alternative is a system
> reinstall.
You were in the lucky position of having LVM, which makes this kind of
"move to new disk" operations trivial. Doing a disk clone was
exactly the wrong way to do it, you've inadvertently turned LVM against
yourself.
Well I know that now. Had I not had LVM it would have been (for me) a
lot simpler. I do understand the benefits LVM brings, especially to
servers with stringent uptime requirements, but for a single-user
desktop it's less clear and does require a good deal more knowledge.
Still, live and learn.
poc