Hi:
i remember there was a modified mkbootdisk, which would make 1.7 mb
boot disk for XFS(at sgi xfs faq).
will this put to Mandrake in the update or future release?
> Pixel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Juan Quintela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > falcarz> Problems:
>> > falcarz> 1) Start floppy: a warning when preparing it: due to XFS
>> > root falcarz> partition perhaps to big to make a start floppy.
>> > Finally: error.!!!!
>> >
>> > No way to make a boot floppy with xfs, not enough space :(
>> > Perhaps installer should detect that, Pixel?
>>
>> i don't remember why it was not done in 8.2, gc?
>
> it is done
>
> [gc@obiwan ~/cvs/gi/perl-install] grep -5 XFS
> install_steps_interactive.pm work with your hardware configuration. A
> custom bootdisk can also be used with the Mandrake rescue image, making
> it much easier to recover from severe system failures. Would you like
> to create a bootdisk for your system?
> %s", isThisFs('xfs', fsedit::get_root($o->{fstab})) ? _("
>
> (WARNING! You're using XFS for your root partition,
> creating a bootdisk on a 1.44 Mb floppy will probably fail,
> because XFS needs a very large driver).") : '')),
> $o->{mkbootdisk}) or return $o->{mkbootdisk}
> = '';
> $o->{mkbootdisk} = $l[0] if !$o->{mkbootdisk} ||
> $o->{mkbootdisk} eq "1";
> } else {
> @l or die _("Sorry, no floppy drive available");
>
>
>
> --
> Guillaume Cottenceau - http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
