No, Redhat does not have a release that supports XFS. The 7.2 image is provided by the XFS group.
On Sat, 11 May 2002, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > Okay, RH has a release that supports it. Thanks. > > Net Llama! wrote: > > > Depends: > > 1) You can use the RH-7.2 image from the XFS ftp server, which gives you > > the entire OS natively installed on an XFS filesystem > > 2) You set aside some free disk space, partition it, format it for XFS, > > and then copy your pre-existing OS onto it. I've written a SxS for that. > > > > On Sat, 11 May 2002, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > > > >> How do you set up XFS when you install a distro? > >> > >> Collins wrote: > >> > >> > On Fri, 10 May 2002 18:37:28 -0700 "Net Llama!" > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Collins wrote: > >> >> > On Thu, 09 May 2002 19:57:20 -0700 "Net Llama!" > >> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >>I should add, that I use XFS on every new box I build. Its a joy > >> >> >to>not have to worry about the filesystem anymore. I've got 1 box > >> >> >with>ext3, and its a constant headache. > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > ymmv. I've been using ext3 for quite a while (brief excursion > >> >> > into XFS, but tired of the limited kernel offerings), and I > >> >> > certainly have no filesystem worries. No headaches either. > >> >> > >> >> Define "limited kernel offerings"? Every 2.4.x kernel released has > >> >> had an XFS patch. > >> >> > >> > > >> > True, but I don't always stick to the "released kernels." gentoo > >> > makes available a number of offerings that include patches (such as > >> > the low latency series and other performance enhancements) which are > >> > relatively stable but not available for the XFS kernel. For example, > >> > I'm at a 2.4.18+ kernel, whereas the XFS offering is still at 2.4.17. > >> > > >> > Picky, picky, but I prefer to play. > >> > > >> > >> > > > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
