Jerry McBride wrote: > On Monday 04 December 2006 15:11, Dale wrote: > >> Randy Barlow wrote: >> >>> Jerry McBride wrote: >>> >>>> The ext2 fs was formatted with "mke2fs" and mounted with "-t ext2 -o >>>> sync" >>>> The ext3 fs was formatted with "mke2fs -j" and mounted with "-t ext3 >>>> -o sync" >>>> The ext4 fs was formatted with "mke2fs -j" and mounted with "-t >>>> ext4dev -o sync" >>>> The ext4 fs was formatted with "mke2fs -j" and mounted with "-t >>>> ext4dev -o sync,extents" >>>> >>> So the only thing that will make an FS ext4 is mounting it as ext4? >>> Does this mean that you could take an existing ext3 FS and just plain >>> mount it as ext4? >>> >>> R >>> >> and once you do mount ext4 there is no turning back?? >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) :-) >> > > Not true. Once you mount ext4 AND use the "extents" mount option and THEN > write to the ext4 partition... THEN there's no going back... > >
I don't know what "extents" are but I think I will pass for a while longer. Make sure this is going to work right. I have heard that the original developer is in jail or going to be soon or something. I hope someone takes the project over since it sounds like a good file system. Dale :-) :-) :-)
