"Alan" == Alan Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alan> On Sunday 29 September 2002 8:48 am, Vineet Kumar wrote: >> * Gerard Robin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020929 00:44]: > but how >> can I change from ext2 to ext3 without breaking my actual > >> installation and how to do this ? >> >> tune2fs -j /dev/hda1 >> >> (for example.) >>
Alan> Be careful - you need the filesystem driver for the root Alan> filesystem loaded when you start up. If your filesystem Alan> isn't built into the kernel, but is loaded as a module then Alan> it won't work. In the case of ext3 you could still boot since the root file system will simply be mounted as ext2. I've never had to actually test this, but it's supposed to work, right? But your point is well taken. Cheers! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]