so you don't have to use that hdreiser.img file. that's good. I don't have that much space on the hard disk and can only get one of the mandrake cds copied onto it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 5:21 PM Subject: RE: [expert] reiserfs : > -----original message----- : > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (pablito) : > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 1:54 PM : > : > Maybe this will sound dumb, but can you experts tell the rest of us, how : do : > you install reiserfs if you have to unmount the partition to do it? Do : you : > create two partitions, install a minimal linux on one, format the other : > partition, copy all the linux files to it, reboot, change the parms in : grub : > to point to the other partition, delete the other parition, and then use : the : > reiser expand function to expand the partition? or do you create a : minimal : > linux system, copy it to a cd, point grub to the cd, etc? Or are you : > limited to a home partition for the reiser file system? : : If you're doing a fresh installation you have the ability to create : partitions as ReiserFS, although this is not the default behaviour. I : believe you have to select the "custom" (or "expert") installation type for : the full DiskDrake functionality, otherwise DiskDrake uses some default : partition scheme (without ReiserFS). : : > Is this image file hdreiser.img that comes with LM 7.2 meaningful or do : you : > have to patch the kernel? I tried making a boot disk with that image but : it : > would not read from my cd even though it offered that as a choice, and : > somehow I don't think it enabled the reiserfs option. : : The "hdreiser.img" image is only useful if you're going to be installing : from a ReiserFS partition; it would appear to be a drop-in replacement for : the "hd.img", only with ReiserFS support. : : Regards, : Tom Howell : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- : Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: : Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. :
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