Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So upgraded systems don't get the benefits of certain changes to the > installer's > defaults, or defaults in programs used by the installer. > > I first thought of this when I noticed the change in the default tuning for > ext2 partitions created by mke2fs. Notably, dir_index and filetype are turned > on by default now; this was not always the case. You used to need to put > /proc > and /sys in your fstab, but it's unneeded and silly now. There are probably > other changes like this floating around. For instance, if we switch to > mounting a > tmpfs over /tmp in the installer, that will probably end up being another > one.
For dir_index you have to take the FS offline, tune2fs and fsck it or you totaly corrupt it. As for /tmp being tmpfs that should be optional and the default should consider the amount of ram available. All low-mem cases will most likely not want tmpfs. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]