RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Installing kernel 2.4

["Stephen Bohm" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

How do you get ext3 on a system already using ext2?  I just compiled the
2.4.1 kernel and enabled ReiserFS, but it didn't start using it.. which I
guess is expected.  Anyways, is it easy to setup ext3?

Thanks,
Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Ian
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:35 PM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Installing kernel 2.4


With ext3, you don't have to reformant your hard drives. So, if your
installing on new computers it might make more sense to use ReiserFS.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
To: <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Installing kernel 2.4


> How does ext3 differ from Reiser?
>
> *^*^*^*
> Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape
> you. -- Albert Einstein
>
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Ryan Woodsmall wrote:
>
> > Umm... Try /usr/src/vmlinuz* - the kernel is generally called
> > vmlinuz-something.  My 2.2.18 kernel with ext3 support is
> > vmlinuz-2.2.18ext3, for example.  Copy this file to /boot, and follow
the
> > steps Igor outlined for making lilo see it and be able to boot it.
> >
> > Have you ever compiled a kernel before?  If no, I really really REALLY
> > would suggest not starting with 2.4; maybe just try to recompile the
> > kernel that came with your distro or 2.2.18 to cut your teeth.  The 2.4
> > series might also need quite a few tools updated, unless you're running
> > Redhat or Mandrake 7.x.
> >
> > Kernel installs are not something that you want to screw up, but you can
> > always save yourself  by keeping an old kernel around and in your
> > /etc/lilo.conf file.  Kernel 2.4 has some problems as well.  Read some
of
> > the kernel dev lists for more info, but I understand that there are some
> > file system corruption problems in 2.4.1 (albeit not very common).
Still,
> > a nasty bug, that.
> >
> > As a sidenote, has anyone played with ext3?  It's pretty nice and
> > seemingly stable, even though it's only at version 0.0.5e.  I'll be
> > rolling it out on 120-odd machines in the GCB labs pretty quick, because
> > watching a 16 GB partition fsck for 10-20 minutes is a mind-numbing
> > experience and a real show stopper when you have to get work done.
> >
> >         Ryan Woodsmall
> >             EMAIL:PROTECTED
> >             http://web.missouri.edu/~rbwa44/
> >



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