[00:00] this is a bionic box, linux 4.15.0-55-generic [00:00] is that correct? [00:00] How do I clean Grub of entries from a deleted partition? [00:01] should i install a new kernel [00:01] ? [00:01] jmg: I believe that is the newest non-hwe kernel for bionic [00:04] sarnold: ah good idea [00:05] jmg: if thngs stopped working all of a sudden, then it's either (a) due to changes you made, (b) a hardware issue, (c) a regression in an update that was installed automatically. [00:08] Hey all. Was on earlier and mentioned lockups seeming to come from amdgpu. It was suggested I try a mainline kernel to see if the issue(s) persisted, and if so, to help in filing a bug againt a recent kernel. I just got through manually installing via dpkg the kernel 5.2.4 files as per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds but am getting messages like W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vega20_ta.bin for module [00:08] amdgpu . Is there an accompanying firmware package I should be installing? [00:09] And for that matter is there a way to tell which of those firmware files, if any, the system currently uses? [00:10] oceanquake: https://askubuntu.com/a/1124256/33812 suggests the easiest way to get it is to clone a git tree from kernel.org [00:10] oceanquake: you only need this firmware if you havs such hardware, though [00:18] oceanquake: if you think you need this file, you can get it from http://repo.radeon.com/rocm/apt/debian/pool/main/r/rock-dkms/rock-dkms_2.6-22_all.deb -> unpack data.tar.xz -> unpack /./usr/src/amdgpu-2.6-22/firmware/amdgpu/vega_20_ta.bin [00:21] tomreyn: is there a relative straightforward way to figure out which of these firmware files the current kernel is loading? [00:21] oceanquake: i assume their file names will be hardcoded on the driver, which is open source. === jje is now known as jje_` === jje_` is now known as jje_ === jje_ is now known as jje === zbenjamin is now known as Guest11966 === zbenjamin_ is now known as zbenjamin [01:19] hi [01:19] anyone [01:20] h [01:20] oo [01:20] yo [01:20] ololollolo [01:23] best song [01:23] what is it? [01:24] this one of course :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32UGD0fV45g [01:26] you have good tastes in music! [01:26] lololollollolllol [01:26] hehe :) [01:27] i have this sick mp3 lying in my player [01:35] wish i could give it to you! [01:36] what's the name of the thing? it might be on google play or youtube or similar [01:37] found it on an old geocites website [01:38] the mp3 was embedded in the website [01:40] yo sarnold [01:40] still hanging? [01:40] AEIUA: yeah [01:40] did you get it? [01:41] AEIUA: oh did you try a dcc send? I didn't notice a request.. [01:41] hold on [01:41] dcc doesn't usually work these days due to NAT firewalls [01:41] yeah your send request is coming from 1.1.1.1 port 0 :( [01:42] :( [01:42] :(?! [01:42] (probably the AWS access control thing wouldn't let it through even if the address was right) [01:42] thanks for trying though :) [01:42] oh ok [01:42] anyways [01:42] i don't wanna seem like a shady guy [01:43] but what if we exchange emails [01:43] AEIUA: seth.arnold@gmail.com [01:44] sarnold: ralfbenedictflores@gmail.com [01:44] vim ~/.notes [01:44] d'oh :) [01:45] what are you tryna do [01:45] heh, that was just wrong terminal being focused; I keep notes in that file [01:47] hey sarnold,sent you a test email [01:47] you got it? [01:48] AEIUA: hey hey there it is :) [01:48] cool [01:51] sent you the mp3! [01:52] Random question, if I may: does anyone know if it's possible to use MBR on the root drive and GPT on storage drives? [01:52] oh wow, a midi file :) I haven't seen these in ages [01:52] hashwagon: my assumption is that it ought to work fine but I've never tried; or, perhaps, I've never knowingly tried :) [01:53] hashwagon, sure, should work fine [01:54] as per diskdrive * [01:57] hi [01:59] Is there any software that will cache/reollocate files based on demand/speed/size? I have a web server in datacenter that holds 20GB of storage. I have a few hard drives/computers at home that I want to use to host excess files (1TB), but it would be slower to pull files from my home, on the server. [02:00] sarnold, OerHeks, thank you [02:00] hey boyett [02:00] hi hash [02:01] Goop: squid and haproxy would be my first things to try [02:03] hey sarnold [02:03] did you listen to the mp3 [02:03] AEIUA: not yet, sorry.. I'm not sure how to play a midi file any more; I haven't listened to one in ~20 years, hehe [02:04] AEIUA: it reminds me of the Very Old Days.. one of my favorite songs back in the day was a .mod file. I'm not sure where it is any more and I'm not sure how I'd even play it.. [02:06] is there a reason why transparent backgrounds won't work in terminal? [02:06] i can't even check the box. am i missing something? i don't have any proprietary drivers i can install for this amd A10 [02:09] Hello? [02:10] hello jojero === [b0b] is now known as b0b [02:11] Im having some problems. Like sometimes the whole screen is unresponsive unless I alt+tab === LabMonkey is now known as Mechanismus [02:12] which ubuntu version are you running, is this a new issue, or was it present for a while? what may have introduced it? [02:12] 19.04 [02:12] Whenever i do so many things like upgrading. [02:12] Or copying. [02:13] Also I have another issue. [02:13] https://imgur.com/a/pKUngYh [02:13] Check the left image. [02:13] The sundry text overlaps outside the border. [02:15] ok, let's focus on the first issue for now. so you're saying this happens occasionally since you installed 19.04? [02:15] maybe its the application you are using [02:15] like Slack freezes up on me [02:16] hm. i'm not sure if this is a gfx issue or something else [02:17] maybe removing that load_video is doing it just so i could get this to boot [02:17] does load_video load some sort of module? [02:18] i can't see that as being a reason tho [02:19] jojero? [02:20] yes tomreyn [02:20] it happens occasionally. [02:20] jojero: does it maybe only happen after you suspended and returned form suspend? [02:21] do you know which graphics card / chipset you have there? [02:28] wait let me send you the driver detail [02:29] 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 (rev 09) [02:29] 04:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK208BM [GeForce 920M] (rev a1) [02:29] thats all tomreyn [02:30] also there is 1 time I saw a glitching / distorting screen. But it never happens again. Just once. [02:33] well. this is driving me kind of crazy [02:33] it seems like ubuntu isn't doing something right with the gpu [02:33] like ubuntu will just not allow me to choose transparency for terminal [02:34] and i'm not sure what's missing here. maybe the included xserver just doesn't work with the A10 for compositing or something? [02:38] jojero: if it just happens once then maybe it's not that much of an issue after all. this looks like an "optimus" setup, you should use the nvidia settings application to manage everything. might want to try newer drivers from this PPA https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa - I don't know which one you'd need to use, though. [02:39] jrg: from what i remember you set some custom kernel parameters to boot with. it's not unlikely that those had side effects. [02:41] tomreyn: actually the only one i removed was load_video [02:41] which was just me changing grub to console [02:42] tomreyn: the rest i removed [02:43] jrg: so cat /proc/cmdline says what now? [02:44] BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-21-generic root=UUID=559c6443-bdd5-41a0-a6ee-6406b1f13665 ro [02:44] it seems more like a "driver" problem than anything else [02:45] did you try amdgpu.dc=0? [02:46] oh. i sure didn't .. let me try that [02:48] if this doesn't help, try these instead: amdgpu.cik_support=1 amdgpu.si_support=1 [02:48] ok. i will. thanks. [02:48] you're welcome. i first told you about amdgpu.dc=0 three hours ago ;) [02:49] What is optimus tomreyn? [02:50] yeah but i figured that was the not booting properly issue. heh. [02:50] jrg: actually, for the second group, make it: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nosplash radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1 radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1" [02:51] no. transparent background still grayed out [02:52] jojero: nvidia's muxless switching between graphics chipsets. [02:53] jrg: yes dc=0 was, in parts, but not only, about being unable to switch to (properly working graphical) desktop [02:53] s/switch to/boot to/ [02:54] trying the above options now. [02:54] I only do switch and logout then login again is that what you mean? [02:54] tomreyn [02:55] jojero: i think ideall yyou wouldn't have to logout and login again [02:56] jojero: but i really never played with such hardware [02:56] https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Optimus/ [02:56] nope. still grayed out transparent background option [02:57] not sure but terminal isn't even giving me the option to check "use transparent background" [02:57] oh wait a second. yes it is. my mistake. i missed another box. [02:58] it's transparent when i move it but not when it is in place heh [03:01] Using Optimus? tomreyn wow Im gonna do a research about this! Thanks man. [03:02] So how about the image of Sundry Group? [03:02] https://imgur.com/a/pKUngYh [03:02] The one on the left? It overlaps the square - group border. [03:02] tomreyn: got it. thanks so much. [03:04] jrg: what made it work then= [03:28] hi all [03:28] i create a folder with root permision [03:28] ls -l output is :drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jul 29 12:01 sftp [03:29] but when i use chmod 775 sftp a permision not change [03:29] tomreyn: not really sure. but it's working heh [03:29] :) ok [03:29] so i'll leave it at that. wish i could get the dock to be transparent tho. doesn't seem like the extension is doing it that is in the repo [03:30] sorry. haven't used linux in forever. usually would stick to the mbp [03:31] doesn't seem like the extension for the transparent top panel works either [03:32] all i know about gnome extensions is that they can break gnome, and you should ideally restrict yourself to those available in ubuntu (via apt) [03:33] bbl [03:34] tomreyn: that's what i'm doing [03:34] those are extensions in apt heh [03:34] it's ok.. not a deal breaker. the terminal thing was driving me nuts tho :) [03:40] Ok. I’m done tweaking this. Tomorrow I’ll set it up to join a domain heh [03:48] my problem is solved ,chmod not work in ntfs file system [03:48] thank you all [03:59] hello? [04:11] hi [05:32] Hi, I find Qubes 4.0.1 high latency when installed on my 1TB SSHD firecuda. Will a 2.5 " SATA improve the situation? Note : I do not have a M.2 slot [05:36] No, only Ubuntu is faster. [06:42] hi. im getting this error while trying con connect my android the pc........... https://i.paste.pics/2b4548fe7723370e8a0c72bc8ace776b.png [07:12] One of you kind souls might know this; In Windows, at least on my particular copy with the Toshiba Bluetooth stack (not certain if stack matters), the Bluetooth connection when established from standby is fast. Like, really fast. Two seconds after I begin typing something, the machine picks up my device quickly, whereas on any Linux system it takes six seconds to pick up. Why is this so, and can I fix it? [07:13] tiox: bluetooth on linux is so hit and miss be happy it works === im0nde_ is now known as im0nde [07:34] how to monitor on 10am which program take highest resource? [07:35] atop [07:37] is it possible using the sar for searching the process fling [07:37] ? [07:38] idk [08:05] Hi guys can anyone be nice and help me with source.list, apt-get update doesnt work .. thanks https://paste.debian.net/1093535/ === Makaveli is now known as Guest5914 [08:06] funabashi, nope, ubuntu support only, and you already asked in #debian, i read === Makaveli is now known as Guest87053 [08:07] OerHeks: its ubuntu [08:07] oh, i think even the #debian guys do not help you with a frankenstein-install [08:08] no, it is not pure ubuntu, sorry [08:09] You can find the fix for NO_PUBKEY on google [09:05] Good morning to you all, does anyone have a mouse with more than 2 buttons and how do you configure them (I googled, and the return was xinit but I don't get what to do [09:07] i do wonder. why do so many prefer vi over nano ? i keep ending up using nano as it seems far easier to do things like save and exit [09:10] stoiss: vi (or nowadays vim) is more powerful than nano, so that's certainly a reason for many people [09:11] yeah ive heard a bit about things like being able to script certain things with vi. I CAN use it but i do feel more confident in nano if i have to use a text editor outside a gui enviorment. even with any other distro than ubuntu i often tend to prefer gedit. [09:11] In my experience, vi is available on more systems than nano. [09:12] but maybe i should try practicing using vi or vim a bit more [09:12] vim comes with the wonderful program vimtutor [09:12] That should get you started / more experienced / more confident. [09:13] stoiss: if you feel efficient enough in nano, it's probably fine - but yeah, vi is pretty much guaranteed to be on any system, and once you edit files more often, you'll quickly start to notice some limitations with nano [09:13] I wouldn't know how to search or do a global replace in nano. It's a single command in vi(m). [09:14] ive not really gone beyone things like edit this file and alter or add this to that. but ill try forcing myself to use vi to get used to it. [09:14] Give 'vimtutor' a go. It'll help. [09:16] ohh i didnt know theres a tutor thing for vi. ill definetly give that a go. I learn best by getting to know the logic behind things and then do it step by step. much like codeacademy does with python [09:17] Yes, very much so. [09:17] i dont suppose theres anything like this for regex is there ? [09:20] Anyone able with configuring mouse buttons? [09:20] stoiss: I don't think so. This is for vim, mostly. You can, however, :set incsearch hlsearch [09:21] stoiss: incsearch will start hilighting while you are still typing the phrase to search for. That helps, when you start experimenting. [09:21] thanks. ill give that a try [09:21] Hello, I am looking for help on a non booting grub with lvm [09:27] epitavy, hm cant you boot from a live and reinstall grub? [09:29] stoiss: i plug my bootable pen drive but the grub cli opens and i don't know how to change this [09:29] if you plug a bootable pen in then you must also boot up on it. [09:30] stoiss: the grub 2 cli still opens, i don't know why it doesn't boot on the pen drive [09:31] usually that would lead me to believe that youre not booting up on the usb pen properly. [09:32] otherwise it should boot up as a linux - assuming that the usb pen have a full working linux os on it [09:32] so the usb is not well formated? [09:32] hum ok [09:32] no. more likely you arent actually booting up on the usb stick [09:32] but it could be that your usb isnt quite working yes [09:33] how can i check that the usb is working well? [09:33] is it a laptop or a desktop ? [09:34] a laptop [09:34] which kind ? lenovo ? dell ? [09:36] it was an ASUS with windows and i entirely remove windows to put xubuntu [09:36] when you boot you need to make sure you are selecting what device to boot up on and boot from the usb and not the harddrive [09:36] i prefer xubuntu as well. with asus i believe its F12 or F2. depends on model. It could even be F9. You should get a boot menu when you hit the right button [09:37] when i reboot, i don't even have the booting menu, there is the asus logo and then the grub cli [09:37] I looked it up. its F8. so spam that F8 key [09:38] if youre not getting that boot menu then your computer is just still booting up on your harddrive and not on the usb which is why you get that grub CLI [09:39] it doesn't work [09:39] it was f2 [09:40] does your usb pen show up in the boot menu when you hit the F2 then ? [09:41] F2 open up the aptio setup utility menu [09:41] if i go in boot, i can choose the boot option which are ubuntu, UEFI OS and Generic flash drive [09:42] yes. then select the generic flash drive as that would seem like your usb pen [09:42] it's working thank you so much! [09:43] now i hope that reinstalling grub will work [09:43] wait [09:43] dont reinstall the whole thing. only grub [09:44] can you lead me for the process please? [09:44] get to a terminal in your live linux and type sudo grub-install /dev/xxx [09:44] where xxx is the devicename for your harddrive - not the usb pen [09:44] often it will be sda if youre using an ssd. [09:45] in /dev i have sda and sda1 to sda3 [09:46] yes those are generic. [09:46] and sdb to sdb2 [09:46] it dosnt have to mean you have them. [09:46] I see a COW error [09:46] epitavy, try type ls -l /dev/disk/by-id [09:47] stoiss: you want the output? [09:47] or rather instead of by-id use by-uuid [09:47] epitavy, no it should tell you which harddrives you have and what they are called. [09:48] use the by-uuid and it should tell you just that one harddrive you have. [09:48] stoiss: yes, but i don't know on which partition grub is installed [09:49] epitavy, you dont install grub to a partition. you install it to a disk. so if you only have one drive in your computer and its an ssd it would likely be sda [09:50] stoiss: oh ok ^^ misunderstood that [09:50] what youre looking for is something like /dev/sda or /dev/hd0 or something similar [09:51] jeremy31: yes you are right! [09:52] i got: error: failed to get canonical path of /cow [09:53] epitavy: you have to mount the install and likely /boot and others, then chroot to reinstall grub. I am not sure how with lvm [09:53] I believe the grub should find the lvm mount [09:54] jeremy31: i really don't know how to do this, can you help me? [09:54] https://askubuntu.com/questions/254491/failed-to-get-canonical-path-of-cow theres a guide here [09:55] i just created a partition on sda and now it is so complicated [09:55] you created a partition ?? [09:55] how many partitions do you have ?? Is /home on a seperate partition ? [09:58] i created the sd3 partition ealier [09:58] this is the root of my problem [09:58] epitavy: Is there a /boot partition? [09:59] jeremy31: yes, i'm following this https://askubuntu.com/questions/254491/failed-to-get-canonical-path-of-cow [10:00] epitavy, theres a better and more simple way here https://www.howtogeek.com/114884/how-to-repair-grub2-when-ubuntu-wont-boot/ [10:01] it is graphical. perhaps it will work better [10:02] okay thanks [10:18] stoiss: the gui grub repair doesn't work, my grub is still broken [10:19] epitavy, allright. Whats the device name of your boot partition ? [10:19] is it like /dev/sda1 or something ? [10:19] yes /dev/sda [10:20] allright then try this in a terminal sudo grub-install /dev/sda [10:20] see if that works [10:20] i have the "fqil to get canonical path of cow" error [10:21] may be the problem is because i use lvm [10:22] it seems more like you need to first mount your boot partition then chroot to it [10:24] how can i be sure that my mount partition is sda? i'm little confused [10:25] first ssd on your computer will be sda second will be sdb and so on. [10:25] ok so it's sda [10:25] first partition on your first ssd disk will then be /dev/sda1 then second partition will be /dev/sda2 [10:25] sda is the harddrive - the ssd itself. sda1 is the first partition on your first ssd disk [10:27] what you need to do is to mount your / partition. The one that is already installed. then change root to the mountpoint [10:27] epitavy: post url from terminal for> sudo parted -l | nc termbin.com 9999 [10:30] jeremy31: I got could not stat device - - no such file or directory [10:31] jeremy31: but if i just run parted, it tells me that i'm using /dev/sda [10:32] epitavy: what partitions in> sudo parted -l [10:33] epitavy: did you try the yannabuntu boot repair? [10:34] jeremy31: yes it did not work [10:34] epitavy: did it quit booting after installing updates and a reboot? [10:35] jeremy31: i ran yannubuntu boot-repair, reboot my computer but the behavior of grub didn't change [10:35] jeremy31: still opens on grub cli [10:36] jeremy31: with parted -l i get two disks, my ssd and the usb flash disk. The ssd has 3 partitions [10:37] epitavy: boot repair should be able to work unless there is an issue with the encrypted partition [10:37] yeah i think the problem is the encrypted partition as well. [10:37] epitavy: is there an EFI system partition? [10:37] I would at this stage consider a reinstall and then perhaps settle for an encrypted home partition instead of full disk [10:38] i resized the partition sda2 to create a third partition sda3, then i rebooted, then grub crashed and i am here now [10:39] jeremy31: yes the first parititon is named EFI system partition and has the flags boot, esp [10:39] wait [10:39] you resized sda2 ? what was on that sda2 ? [10:39] was that by any chance the encrypted volumen ? [10:39] i do not understand what you mean by "encrypted" partition [10:40] LVM [10:40] was the LVM on the sda2 ? [10:40] I have to go [10:40] yes [10:40] jeremy31: ok bye, thank you for you time [10:40] I do believe thats the problem then [10:41] is it hard to fix? [10:44] If im not entirely mistaken here. Chances are your LVM was resized wrong and is now botched. But i COULD be wrong. I would really consider simply taking a backup of everything i could using a live usb and then reinstalling. [10:45] do i finish this? [10:47] stoiss: ok i'll do this ^^ [10:48] stoiss: basically i can cp my $home directory to a pen drive? [10:49] Yes. [10:49] Excuse me, can I find out? I registered in NickServ and how to understand? [10:49] But if it was me id just take the filed id need. === not_phunyguy is now known as phunyguy [10:51] aikkostas, thats fairly easy. are you using the name now that you think youre registered as ? [10:52] help me pls! i dont understand! i registered on NickServ or NO ? [10:52] you might be [10:52] if you registered as that name youre using right now then you would be forced to change name if you werent registered [10:53] youre in moscow arent you aikkostas ? [10:54] yeap [10:54] i m from Russia [10:55] Great the at least my tools does work. [10:55] stoiss: thank you for your help, i am quiete disappointed because i did not understand what i missed ^^ [10:55] allright. well if you werent registered with nickserv then you would be forced to change your name as it would be registered but without you verifying that its to you [10:56] epitavy, youre welcome [10:59] stoiss: last question, how can i fetch file from ssd from the live unbuntu? [11:00] epitavy, isnt your ssd mounting automatically when youre on your live ubuntu ? [11:00] stoiss: i think no [11:01] open the file browser. isnt it listed in the pane in the left side ? [11:01] it should have an eject icon next to it [11:02] By the way, how to install AMD driver for RX 550 in Ubuntu [11:03] Just the nvidia driver is there [11:03] in ubuntu you can chose to use propritary drivers. allthough there no guarantee itll work. for my computer it dosnt work. [11:04] are u using gpu by amd? [11:05] stoiss: i have to pen drive pluged: one with the live ubuntu, one to copy my files. In the file browser i have my 2 pen drive my eject icon + two other volume: File System with the live xubuntu and one named "11 GB Volume" on which there is nothing accesible [11:05] epitavy, you encrypted the lvm didnt you ? [11:05] stoiss: no i didn't [11:06] stoiss: maybe it is but i did not do that manually [11:08] hm Im quite sure the problem is that you altered the partition on an lvm which means your system now cant find the partition properly because you took parts of a partition that had files [11:08] im fairly sure that your system is gone by now [11:08] I have a graphic tablet HUION 420X and when I join it to a computer with Linux Mint my tablet does not work! Reason and how to fix [11:10] excuse me HUION 420H [11:11] stoiss: so sad for me... [11:11] epitavy, well at least thats what i think happened. Until you get more used to linux id recommend keeping backups of your files on a seperate media [11:12] yep i would do that [11:16] stoiss: apparently i can fix this by resizing the parition [11:17] epitavy, you mean fix it by resizing it back ?? That shouldnt be possible to fix it like that but its worth a shot [11:17] stoiss: lvsan show me a warning asking if volume was resized [11:17] How can I select line input (not micrphone) in arecord? [11:17] epitavy, ah ok [11:31] Hi folks === morphis9 is now known as morphis === capella_ is now known as capella [14:04] a 16.04, is this.. cause for concern? https://i.imgur.com/O04YrLC.png [14:04] console-kit-daemon creating a ton of threads [14:08] Я здесь: Гродно, Беларусь [14:08] hans_: no [14:08] !ru | furaidi [14:08] furaidi: Пожалуйста наберите /join #ubuntu-ru для получения помощи на русском языке. | Pozhalujsta naberite /join #ubuntu-ru dlya polucheniya pomoshi na russkom yazyke. [14:09] Sorry, missclicked in android client [14:09] leftyfb, Just curious. What does console-kit-daemon do? And why so many threads? [14:22] hans_: the high uptime may be, though. [14:23] tomreyn, i believe the uptime is legit - it's not running Canonical LivePatch tho, so yeah, the kernel is probably old & unpatched & vulnerable to god knows what [14:34] Hello, I need help to create a partition on LVM. I'm not sure about the process and don't want to kill my disk [14:38] epitavy: "don't want to kill my disk" -> don't want to lose any existing partitions? [14:39] oceanquake: yes, i wanted to create a partition with cfdisk earlier but completly kill the existing partition [14:39] kill or killed? [14:39] killed [14:39] i repaired that already [14:40] oceanquake: i want to create a partition mountable for LFS actually [14:43] epitavy: generally one does NOT create partitions when using LVM. You 'tag' a disk/partition using 'pvcreate' then assign it to a Volume Group (VG) name and then allocate (some of the) VG space to one or more Logical Volumes (LVs) which are then generally formatted with a file-system [14:44] TJ: can you help me to do this? I'm not confident with lvm [14:44] Agreed, I think one _can_ do it though (assing a parition to a PV) [14:45] epitavy: e.g: "pvcreate /dev/sdz4; vgcreate MyVGName /dev/sdz4; lvcreate -n MyFirstLV -l 25%FREE MyVGName; mkfs.ext4 -L MyFSlabel /dev/mapper/MyVGName-MyFirstLV " [14:46] epitavy: at which point you might do "mkdir -p /mnt/test; mount /dev/mapper/MyVGName-MyFirstLV /mnt/test" and then you've a writable file-system so "touch /mnt/test/I_was_definitely_here" will create an (empty) file in the new file-system. [14:47] TJ-: ok, thanks a lot, i think i can do it know! [14:47] epitavy: in my example I assume a SCSI Disk device /dev/sdz that has at least 4 partitions (sdz4) which will be used by LVM [14:49] epitavy: in the "lvcreate ..." step you can use either "-l " or "-L" size in Tera/Mega/Kilo-bytes to specify the space to use. "vgdisplay" will report the used/free extends/space of the parent VG - all these commands will require 'sudo' [14:49] TJ-: i'm not sure about the partition on which i can use pvcreate [14:49] epitavy: You need to use a free one that currently isn't used. [14:50] epitavy: whatever underlying partition you use, its contents will be over-written [14:50] i don't have free partition i have have no more free place (lvm uses all the memory available with sda2) [14:51] epitavy: so "sudo vgdisplay" shows zero free extents/space ? [14:51] yep [14:52] epitavy: if you are running GUI, there are graphical parted-based interfaces that show you the layout as you proceed [14:52] epitavy: how many LVs in the VG? any of them have file-systems with free space? if they're mounted you can check easily with "df -h" [14:52] oceanquake: should be easier for me ^^which one can i use? [14:54] epitavy: are you running GNOME or KDE? [14:54] epitavy: if you have an file-system with free space you can use "lvreduce --resizefs MyVG/MYLV ..." (more options) on an unmounted LV to release some of that free space back to the parent VG [14:54] TJ-: there is my main vg with 100 Gio available [14:54] oceanquake: i run XFCE [14:55] TJ-: it is a bit too complicated for me, i think i will used a GUI [14:55] epitavy: try GParted [14:55] epitavy: so you could do something like "lvreduce --resizefs --size -80G MyVG/MyLV" to free 80GB back to the VG which can then be used by 'lvcreate' to create additional LVs [14:56] epitavy: I don't know of any GUI that can handle LVM correctly in this way. [14:56] TJ-: i will follow your step [14:57] TJ-: fyi, i need about 10G to create a LFS [14:58] TJ-: not disputing the value of understanding LVM commands and volume mgmt, but are you sure parted doesn't let you do things like resize LVs? [14:59] oceanquake: parted? eeek, stay well away from that when it comes to LVM! parted has no concept of it at all [14:59] I think I last tried in January, and was pretty sure it did. [14:59] TJ-: that wasn't true as of earlier this year [15:00] oceanquake: possibly gparted might though, although not sure how much control it allows, via the lvm libraries [15:02]