How do I install and use ext3 or xfs filesystems from the initial install? I see a lot of documentation on how to convert, but I'd like to get them
running
from the beginning.
Boot a Knoppix CD and do a "chroot install"
What is a "chroot install"? You mean boot Knoppix and then within one of its shells, to load the Debian CD's and install?
Check out these sites:
http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DebianChrootInstall http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-preparing.en.html#s-linux-upgrade http://trilldev.sourceforge.net/files/remotedeb.html
Essentially, the chroot install allows you to install Debian from within an already installed system. Since the Woody installer issuch a pain, I find it much easier to do a chroot install if that is what I need to install. Additionally, Knoppix natively supports XFS, so you can make XFS partitions and install to them. It also lets you have a fully functional system at your disposal while the Debian install is proceding. I.e., you can browse the web or do other stuff.
Let me know if you need fruther clarification.
HTH,
-Roberto Sanchez
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