On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 20:39:31 -0800 Gnu iBook 2 wrote:

Next I wanted to convert / to ext3 as well. I can only conclude that it is not possible with a stock SuSE kernel. I

It is possible. I converted mine this way: (1) Create a rescue disk. (2) Now put the new e2fsck and tune2fs on it. Make sure that you copy all of the dependent libraries also. You can check which libraries are needed by running ldd on e2fsck and tune2fs. (3) Boot from the rescue disk and convert the partition to ext3. Regards, Charles -- The box saids Windows XP or better, so I installed Linux

On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 09:37:49 -0800 Gnu iBook 2 wrote:

But it will not go to ext3 when I boot from the hd. In spite of specifying ext3 in /etc/fstab, it still boots to ext2. The other partition boots to ext3, so the modules are there, they are just not being used for the / partition.

I have them compiled into the kernel now but I got it working at one point with modules by doing the follow: (1) Make a directory called /initrd. (2) Download the Redhat source rpm for mkinitrd and compile it (I could never get it working with SuSE's mk_initrd). (3) Make the initrd imagine. I believe the command is: mkinitrd --preload=jdb --preload=ext3 image_name kernel_version Consult the manpage. (4) Put the appropriate line in lilo in the correct section, ie: initrd=/boot/image_name and run lilo (5) Reboot and you should be done. Regards, Charles -- The box saids Windows XP or better, so I installed Linux

On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 18:25:08 -0500 zentara wrote:

Egads.. download the Redhat rpm to use on SuSe? Ha ha, you have alot of nerve putting that on this list. :-) (At least you could have said " get the tarball") Just kidding.

Yes, nerve of steel ;-).

Suse's mk_initrd works just fine. The secret is it defaults to the modules listed in rc.config under "mk_initrd modules; and it defaults to the "suse-naming-scheme " for kernels. So if you are rolling and naming your own kernels, you need to read "man mk_initrd" to see how to change the default settings.

When I did that I was using a SuSE kernel, actually one of Herbert's. I usually like to compile the modules into the kernel. However, it did not work on 2.4.13(?), but would compile as modules. The problem that I had IIRC was exactly the same as the originator of the thread: all partitions with the exception of / would mount as ext3. So I decided to try Redhat's mkinitrd (since they paid for ext3 development) to see if it worked better and it did. This was way before SuSE supported ext3 though, I would assume that it works now. Regards, Charles -- The box saids Windows XP or better, so I installed Linux

I have just updated my linux ver 7.0 to 7.3 and I want to run an online update, - I see when I do this i still get update for 7.0, someone know how I can change this so I get update for 7.3?? I wish you a merry chistmas Thanks Tage Danielsen Denmark

As opposed to reiserfs? We make the switch on the fly, no need to erase all the data, reformat, re-install. It should be very quick to switch an existing system to ext3, assuming you have a kernel with ext3, either built-in, or as modules. From my experience, better built-in then modules. In theory, all you need to do to convert an existing system from ext2 to ext3 is run "tune2fs -j /dev/hdxx", change the fs for that partition to auto in /etc/fstab, and reboot. May not work if your mk_initrd/modules are a bit buggy. Apart from that, I don't have any knowledge as to which is better, safer, faster; ext3 or reiserfs. Could be a six of one, half a dozen of the other for most people. On Sunday, December 23, 2001, at 10:42 AM, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:

What is the advantage of moving to ext3 (as opposed, say, to reiserfs)?? -- dj tuchler dtuchler@earthlink.net

On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 12:42:49 -0600 "Dennis J.Tuchler" wrote:

What is the advantage of moving to ext3 (as opposed, say, to reiserfs)??

(1) Ease of upgrade. You can convert any ext2 partition to ext3 without backing up, making the file system and restoring the data. (2) Maturity of rescue tools. Ext3 uses the same tools as ext2 which have been in development for years. (3) If you don't mind the speed hit, ext3 (AFAIK) is the only journaling file system that can journal data as well as metadata. Regards, Charles -- The box saids Windows XP or better, so I installed Linux