On 09/03/2013 03:08 PM, Yamaban wrote:
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 20:22, Roman Bysh <rbtc1@...> wrote:
On 09/03/2013 12:26 PM, Yamaban wrote:
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 16:32, Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...> wrote: [snip]
So, I'd like to propose that we use btrfs as the default file system for the 13.1 release before we release the first beta.
To spare us all a rush of headaches, a couple of points to add:
- Be aware that not every bootloader does supports btrfs for /boot (lilo, syslinux, ...)
- For the Yast installer: Select bootloader before partitioning / root-fs selection, be prepared to 'propose' a extra /boot partition for non-btrfs aware bootloaders.
Make sure that these points land in the printed manual, and the wiki.
- Yamaban.
Doesn't btrfs support booting the system without a /boot partition?
It's a matter of the bootloader.
If the bootloader supports btrfs for /boot, e.g grub2, gummiboot, ... no extra partition for /boot needed, all other bootloader will NEED a /boot partiton that is NOT btrfs, but e.g. ext[234]-fs.
For at least another 7-12 years boot via BIOS will matter. And not all BIOS capable bootloader support btrfs for /boot.
Personally, I have a well founded HATE for grub and grub2, and I'm not alone in that.
- Yamaban.
It may be time for a better bootloader than Grub and Grub2. Cheers! Roman -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org