[expert] unable to install a journalling root filesystem

[Armando Navarro]

Dear All: As noted in a previous mail I have installed my new mdk8.2 system using the ext3 journalling filesystem. However althougn fstab claims that root filesystem is ext3 the system behaves as if the root filesystem is only ext2. I tried to install other filesystems XFS, ReiserFs and JFS. However after completing a normal installation, all I got was: VFS: kernel panic:unable to mount root fs If I choose a "truly minmal install" I was able to boot a XFS system. Also I could install a "true" ext3 root fs doing a minimal install and then upgrading the system. So, anybody knows what is happening with journalling filesystems in mdk8.2?   Armando Navarro