Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote:
>
> > From: David A. Bandel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Does Reiser FS work for / partitions?
> >
> > reiserfs will work on any partition -- caveat: your kernel must be
> > compiled with reiserfs included (not a module). Then even /boot can be
> > reiserfs.
>
> I've run into a problem with a new hard drive and a ReiserFS installed on
> it. My current suspicion is that the BIOS must also accept/handle the
> ReiserFS for it to be able to boot from a drive formatted in that manner.
>
> My reason for assuming this is that I have installed SuSE 7.2 Pro on a new
> hard drive, and the Bios tells me there is an Hard Drive Failure if I try to
> boot from it. But if I boot from CD or floppy I can not only see that
> installation, but access it, as well.
No. But you might not have the correct partition marked active. The
partition with the kernel images (/boot) gets marked active, not the /
partition if /boot is separate.
Also, I've seen this on Compaqs if the Compaq doesn't see a DOS
partition with Compaq utilities.
>
> Does anyone know if this is the case? Or a way to circumvent this problem
> if so?
>
> I haven't found a BIOS update that mentions file system type. I am
> reluctant to re-install (for the third time) if this won't fix the problem.
not the fix.
>
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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