On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Paul Slootman wrote: > On Fri 05 Apr 2002, Donald R. Spoon wrote: > > Paul Slootman wrote: > > > >I use a 2.0.35 (I think) version on mine. And take note that that > > >doesn't understand the newer 2.2 ext2 filesystem... I have my kernel on > > >the same FAT partition as milo, and that works fine. > > > > I have heard this advice often, but I don't fully understand it. I have > > been running Debian on my XLT 300 since the days of HAM, and am > > That's exactly the point. > Your filesystem was created by an old version, and hence your filesystem > *is* an old version. >
Interesting side note: it's possible to upgrade such an old version to ext3fs (using tune2fs -j) and the 2.0.35 milo will still happily boot from it. I'm running a 2.4.18 kernel booting from a ext3 root filesystem on a XL266 system, works like a charm.. ~~ Wieger -- There's no time like Guinness time.. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
