On Sunday 29 September 2002 8:48 am, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * Gerard Robin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020929 00:44]: > > but how can I change from ext2 to ext3 without breaking my actual > > installation and how to do this ? > > tune2fs -j /dev/hda1 > > (for example.) >
Be careful - you need the filesystem driver for the root filesystem loaded when you start up. If your filesystem isn't built into the kernel, but is loaded as a module then it won't work. You have two choices. a) The Debian way - creates an initrd image with the required module loaded during startup. This image is loaded into a ram disk (as the initial root device), the module needed for the actual root filesystem is loaded from this ram disk and then there is a slieght of hand which changes the root disk. The package initrd-tools includes the command mkinitrd which creates one for you. b) Build your own kernel with the filesystem type that is root compiled in. -- Alan Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
