This doesn't seem possible with 12.2. The 12.2 installer gives me errors if I try to use LVM partitioning for a new install under EFI. The grub2-efi or elilo bootloader selections won't work.
Here's the error on the installer summary page: "because of the partitioning the bootloader cannot be installed properly".
I can install sucessfully w/o LVM, but I'd prefer LVM due to the seamless encryption install. How do I do this? Is this an issue of 12.2 not yet supporting EFI bootloaders and LVM?
I can probably work around the problem with a root partition outside of LVM (so grub2-efi can boot to it), then just have /home on LVM. But this isn't ideal for the way I like my machines setup. I dislike having an unencrypted root and guessing what my maximum partition size should be going forward, etc.
History:
I've got a new machine. With new machines, I usually throw away the Windoze (it's worth less than I pay for OpenSUSE) and fill the disk with /dev/urandom. I then do a full disk encryption OpenSUSE install. In the old days (5+ years ago), I used to do the manual disk encryption setup, but nowadays the OpenSUSE installer supports encryption via LVM, so I'm now a big fan of LVM installs.
Fast forward to today, I've got a new HP P7-1206 and it is my first machine with EFI. It boots the install DVD with elilo, and all is well (except for the LVM part). If I make the machine do a legacy boot (non-EFI), then it will do a legacy install, but the machine won't boot the hard disk (I assume the machine cannot fully stay in legacy mode).
Suggestions? I haven't seen this specific topic (12.2 EFI / LVM install) addressed in my searches.
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