Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2002-01-10 Thread David B Harris
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 00:13:03 +0100 Mirek Dobsicek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > During booting I got message that "Invalid super blok on /dev/hda5 > (ex2fs). Try run fsck .. " > and it sent me to 1 runlevel. You forgot to change /etc/fstab ;) -- .--=-=-=-=--=-

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2002-01-10 Thread Matthew Dalton
Mirek Dobsicek wrote: > I have 2 questions: > I was thinking that /etc/mtab is a fixed file ... but it looks it is > beeing written during starting the system /etc/fstab is the file you're after.

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2002-01-10 Thread Mirek Dobsicek
What I need to do, to succesfully convert my /dev/hda5 reiserfs, which file need by informed about that change? You didn't mention changing /etc/fstab ... try that? Ohhh, sure, I'm totaly stupid, I changed in my mind /etc/fstab with /etc/mtab Than U very much, Mirek

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2002-01-10 Thread James Cameron
Mirek Dobsicek wrote: > I was thinking that /etc/mtab is a fixed file ... but it looks it is > beeing written during starting the system It is written to by mount or umount to maintain a list of mounted filesystems. > What I need to do, to succesfully convert my /dev/hda5 reiserfs, > which fi

ext2 -> reiserfs

2002-01-10 Thread Mirek Dobsicek
Hi, I've backuped my /var which is on /dev/hda5 (ext2) then init 1 umount /dev/hda5 mkfs -t reiserfs /dev/hda5 mount /dev/hda5 /var cp /backup /var reboot During booting I got message that "Invalid super blok on /dev/hda5 (ex2fs). Try run fsck .. " and it sent me to 1 runlevel. I was

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Hall Stevenson
> * Eduard Bloch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010729 10:35]: >> does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to >> resierfs and is it worth it ? Someone asked today about how fsck automatically runs and how to avoid it with ext3 partitions. The website with the ext3 patch says this:

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Craig Dickson
Hall Stevenson wrote: > Anyone with opinions on ext3 vs reiserfs, IBM's journaling fs, or others > ?? This one sounds the "easiest"... Also, how soon might this be > implemented in Linus' kernel instead of requiring a patch ?? I've been reading up a bit on jounaling filesystems lately. Here's wh

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 08:45:47AM +0200, Sven Hoexter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 02:27:04PM +0800, Tao Liu wrote: > > On Sunday 29 July 2001 09:51, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:58:24PM -0700, Shriram Shrikumar > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Ajay Dudani
hi all well, if ur not keen of the COOL debian .. the latest versions of mandrake already have reiserfs... i did switch to resiserfs some time back but then i am having some problems with some features the existing applications have thats only for ext2.. like midnight commander (mc) now hav

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Eduard Bloch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010729 10:35]: > > does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to > > resierfs and is it worth it ? > Are you looking for an fast journaling file system? Try ext3 - the > only thing you have to change is > - patch the kernel: > http://www.uow.e

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Andrew Agno
Sven Hoexter writes: > > how to convert / or /usr to reiserfs? > 1. Build a knew kernel with reiserfs Support build-in > 2. Boot with a rescue system and mount a NFS share. > 3. mkreiserfs the partion and restore the data > 4. edit your /etc/fstab > 5. reboot and hope that this was the right

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Shriram Shrikumar wrote on Sat Jul 28, 2001 um 03:58:24PM: > does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to > resierfs and is it worth it ? Are you looking for an fast journaling file system? Try ext3 - the only thing you have to change is - patch the kernel: http://w

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 02:27:04PM +0800, Tao Liu wrote: > On Sunday 29 July 2001 09:51, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:58:24PM -0700, Shriram Shrikumar > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to > > > re

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-29 Thread Tao Liu
how to convert / or /usr to reiserfs? On Sunday 29 July 2001 09:51, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:58:24PM -0700, Shriram Shrikumar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hi, > > > > does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to > > resierfs and is it worth it ? >

Re: ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:58:24PM -0700, Shriram Shrikumar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, > > does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to > resierfs and is it worth it ? - Back up ext2fs partition. - mkreiserfs on the partition. - Restore data to partition. It's call

ext2 -> reiserfs

2001-07-28 Thread Shriram Shrikumar
Hi, does anyone know an easy way of converting a ext2 partition to resierfs and is it worth it ? thanx Shri __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/