Re: [newbie] Ext2 -> Ext3 Conversion?

2001-10-28 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 07:31:28 -0500, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In reply to Sridhar Dhanapalan's words, written Sun, 28 Oct 2001 17:20:40 > +1100 > > >Actually, the best part of ext3 is that it is fully backwards and forwards > >compatible. An ext2 partition can be mounted as ext3 to get jo

Re: [newbie] Ext2 -> Ext3 Conversion?

2001-10-28 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 23:04:28 -0400, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In reply to Sevatio's words, written Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:11:26 GMT > > >I'm looking for information on how to convert Ext2 -> Ext3. Where's a good > >place to go and read about all this stuff? > > Since this involves formatt

Re: [newbie] Ext2 -> Ext3 Conversion?

2001-10-28 Thread Paul
In reply to Sridhar Dhanapalan's words, written Sun, 28 Oct 2001 17:20:40 +1100 >Actually, the best part of ext3 is that it is fully backwards and forwards >compatible. An ext2 partition can be mounted as ext3 to get journalling, and >an ext3 partition can be mounted as ext2. There is no formatti

Re: [newbie] Ext2 -> Ext3 Conversion?

2001-10-27 Thread Paul
In reply to Sevatio's words, written Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:11:26 GMT >I'm looking for information on how to convert Ext2 -> Ext3. Where's a good >place to go and read about all this stuff? Since this involves formatting (the internal structure of the format is different) I think it is simple (an

[newbie] Ext2 -> Ext3 Conversion?

2001-10-27 Thread Sevatio
I'm looking for information on how to convert Ext2 -> Ext3. Where's a good place to go and read about all this stuff? Sevatio Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] ext2 file system

2001-06-28 Thread Kevin Fonner
Does mandrake use the Linux ext2 file system?  Because I have a copy of partition magic 6.0 and it is supposed to understand the partition and it is not demonstrating it that way to me.   Kevin

Re: [newbie] EXT2

2000-09-20 Thread Doug McGarrett
I don't know what "peanut Linux" is, but most distros have an install routine that will make your partition and write the ext2 fs on it. If you have some kind of minimum size Linux (judging by the name) you could still use RedHat or Mandrake install disk to partition and write the fs, and then

Re: [newbie] EXT2

2000-09-20 Thread Larry Marshall
> << peanut linux >> > ???peanut linux > sounds luck someone was a nut when they wrote this version Peanut Linux is a micro-version of the OS to use in small devices. It will fit on a floppy. Cheers --- Larry

Re: [newbie] EXT2

2000-09-20 Thread Eric Flood
Sorry never mind. Just found it, thanks. - Original Message - From: "Eric Flood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Linux Mandrake List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7:50 PM Subject: [newbie] EXT2 > I have a drive I am trying to put p

Re: [newbie] EXT2

2000-09-20 Thread Mwinold
In a message dated 20-Sep-00 19:58:38 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << peanut linux >> ???peanut linux sounds luck someone was a nut when they wrote this version

[newbie] EXT2

2000-09-20 Thread Eric Flood
I have a drive I am trying to put peanut linux on. I need the drive to be ext2. Can anyone direct me as to how to do this. I only have win machines up right now (as far as a bootable disk.) Thanks

Re: [newbie] Ext2 Partition

2000-07-02 Thread Mike & Tracy Holt
Yep, I've resized all over the place using PM 4; just bought PM 5, haven't tried with that one yet. Mike > Greetings! > > Is it safe to increase my Mandrake 7.1 ext2 partition using PartitionM > Magic under Win98? > > If not, how can I do it without destroying my present ext2 partition? > > Than

[newbie] Ext2 Partition

2000-07-01 Thread Al
Greetings! Is it safe to increase my Mandrake 7.1 ext2 partition using PartitionM Magic under Win98? If not, how can I do it without destroying my present ext2 partition? Thank you for your help.

[newbie] EXT2 vs. FAT32 - - Is EXT2 faster to read/write while running Linux?

1999-11-15 Thread Sevatio Octavio
I heard some where that it was more work for linux to read/write to a FAT32 partition than it was to read/write to EXT2 partitions. Is there some truth to it? Also, is it faster for the system to not have any FAT32 partitions on the drive? Seve

Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem

1999-02-19 Thread Sam Bonham
Sorry, Martin, I meant to include you in the Thank You message and not Steve. Sam,

Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem

1999-02-19 Thread Sam Bonham
. Our server here in Austin > has had a nervous breakdown--and I feel one coming on, myself! > > Ciao, > > Scarlett > > -Original Message- > From: Sam Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 12:38 A

Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem

1999-02-18 Thread Andrew Rothwell
Ummm It took me bout 30mins or so atleast to make the ext 2 partition of 1GIG on my HDD it did take a very long time shrug - ponder ANdrew At 02:47 18/02/99 -0500, you wrote: >it just doesnt that > > >i dont know why just try again you should see the hard drisk indicator steady >on > > >it should

Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem

1999-02-18 Thread Martin White
retrying it should do the trick.   As for the directory situation, yes, everything will be created for you.   Martin. - Original Message - From: Sam Bonham To: newbie Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 7:08 AM Subject: [newbie] ext2 filesystem I let "Making

Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem

1999-02-18 Thread SciFyKid
it just doesnt that i dont know why just try again you should see the hard drisk indicator steady on it should take at the most i guess about 15 minutes, Tom

Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem

1999-02-18 Thread Scarlett
Our server here in Austin has had a nervous breakdown--and I feel one coming on, myself! Ciao, Scarlett -Original Message- From: Sam Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 12:38 AM Subject: [newbie] ext2 filesystem >I l

[newbie] ext2 filesystem

1999-02-18 Thread Sam Bonham
I let "Making ext2 filesytem on /dev/hdb1" run for an hour and a half on a new 3.2G. I have a P166, 48 RAM, Ultra HD. The filesystem never did finish, it continued to read "Runnng". Did I wait long enough, if so what can I do to fix the problem? In the two books and Mandrake user guide and HOWTO