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[Frans de Boer <frans@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2009-12-05 at 22:26 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
> On 2009/12/06 03:24 (GMT+0100) Frans de Boer composed:
>
> > On Sun, 2009-12-06 at 01:50 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>
> > > Xfs on / requires a separate /boot partition formatted as ext2. You might 
> > > get it working without this, but it is not guaranteed.
>
> > > I use ext3 for / and xfs for /home.
>
> > Still, nobody has experienced the same?
>
> > Also, my /boot partition is ext3. I just wonder, what is the benefiet of
> > using xfs above ext3?
>
> What's the benefit of a journal on a /boot partition? All my /boots are ext2.
> All my others are ext3, except for those on which I store iso files, which
> are also ext2.
> -- 
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>
>  Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409
>
> Felix Miata  ***  http://fm.no-ip.com/
On /boot it has no real benefits [false sense of security?], still, your
remark is beside the issue.

Frans.

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