Re: [opensuse-factory] Re: Re: Re: BtrFS as default fs?

On 09/03/2013 03:08 PM, Yamaban wrote:

On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 20:22, Roman Bysh wrote:

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On 09/03/2013 12:26 PM, Yamaban wrote:

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On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 16:32, Jeff Mahoney wrote: [snip]

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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