This is more a general Linux question than a specifically Knoppix question, but here goes anyway:

During startup the LVM is loaded and, since I have no logical drives set up, it seaches and doesn't find anything. Then, when I shut down, the LVM tries to unmount the non-existant drives and returns an error. I wouldn't be so concerned as it doesn't really affect startup and shutdown times, but every time it returns an error it sends the message to /var/mail/root which is REALLY annoying.

I've already used the SysVinit program that came with KDE to disable PCMCIA, bind9, etc. but I'm a little wary of killing the LVM. Should I be? Since I have no logical drives, disabling the LVM from starting up or shutting down shouldn't be a problem, right?