Install failed - solved, and got ext3

[Christopher Chan]

> CRW>  and I do believe you need a /boot partition.
>
> Isn't /boot normally set up under /? I did have a / partition in the
> pre-format , so couldn't /boot could be set up under that?

You don't need a /boot partition in your case.


> CRW>  Or forget the EXT3 and just go for the LVM which is, I believe,
> CRW>  the default these days.
>
> Install docs seem to say ext4 is the default, which I verified. Also,
> how would I mount an LVM partition using Mandriva 2008, which does not
> even know about ext4? May not have the compatibility I need.

You should have no problems loading a LVM logical volume in Mandriva 
2008 as it will come with lvm support already.


>
> Also, a quick Google gave me a separate procedure needed for
> installing LVM in Ububtu. And, a note that LVM *does* require a
> separate non-LVM /boot partition.

Nope. Not necessary anymore with Lucid which comes with grub2. However, 
you must tell it to include the lvm module which I assume the Ubuntu 
installer will do. A separate non-LVM /boot partition is needed when you 
use grub as your boot loader.