Ok. Thank you Tyson. I try to implement your method.
Thank you for all. --- Tyson Whitehead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > I'm running ReiserFS on my PWS500au. > > I had quite a time installing, however, as there was > some sort of ReiserFS > bug in the Debian version of kernel 2.4.18 [or > somewhere around there] that > crashed or scrambled data or something. I believe > more recent Debian > versions are fine (I'm currently running a stock > 2.4.21 with no problem). > > The easiest way to install it is to make 4 > partitions. Make the first a 20MB > one or so (if you are using SRM to boot, remember to > leave 512 sectors or so > unpartitioned at the start for the aboot image). > Make the last a swap > partition. Split the remaining space between the > second and third. > > Format the third as an ext2 system and install a > base system onto it. Once > installed, get the Reiser utilities and format the > second as a ReiserFS. > > Copy the /boot directory over to the first and > reconfigure aboot to boot off > of it (abootconf). You need a copy of > /etc/aboot.conf on it as well (I moved > my /etc/aboot.conf to it and simlinked it backed). > Copy the root file system > from third to second (correct fstab and aboot.conf > to set the second as > root). > > Reboot and you're done. > > -T > > PS: If you don't want the third partition anymore > (which you can now reformat > as Reiser), remove it. Take the boot floppies and > erase stuff off them that > you don't need (such as the ext2 utilities). Copy > the Reiser utilities onto > it (this usually requires adding libraries as well > -- check with ldd). > > Boot off the floppy, switch to the console, resize > the second partition and > then use resize_reiserfs to extend the file system > to fill it up. > > -- > Tyson Whitehead ([EMAIL PROTECTED] -- WSC-) > Computer Engineer Dept. of > Applied Mathematics, > Graduate Student- Applied Mathematics University > of Western Ontario, > GnuPG Key ID# 0x8A2AB5D8 London, > Ontario, Canada > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... http://messenger.yahoo.es
