On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Vats, Mudit wrote: > The ReiserFS download page states that it's dangerous to use the ReiserFS > with kernel 2.4.3 or older 2.4.x kernel versions. For several reasons we > must use RedHat 7.1 with the included 2.4.2 kernel. It is our desire to use > ReiserFS.
Eh, there is a 2.4.3 kernel from the RedHat folks. And besides - what is the reason, you cannot use newer kernels? > Q1: What are the specific issues which are problematic with RedHat's 2.4.2 > kernel and ReiserFS? You can get filesystem corruptions and lose data. > Q2: Are there any kernel or ReiserFS patches for RedHat's 2.4.2 kernel which > address the issues in Q1? Not AFAIK. But you can upgrade to 2.4.10 or something like; that will solve the issues. Rasmus -- -- [ Rasmus 'Møffe' Bøg Hansen ] --------------------------------------- I was going to compile a list of innovations that could be attributed to Microsoft. Once I realized that Ctrl-Alt-Del was handled in the BIOS, I found that there aren't any. --------------------------------- [ moffe at amagerkollegiet dot dk ] --
