On Jun 2, 2013 6:36 PM, "Ken Moffat" <zarniwh...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 02, 2013 at 06:13:10PM -0400, scott maxwell wrote: > > $ sudo mount -v -t ext4 /dev/<xxx> $LFS > > where does this command go? > > > > I found the location in the book sect. 2.4 but I'm using ext3 instead of > > ext4. Is that a problem. Do I have to start over from scratch? > > If so, how do I delete all the previous steps w/o formatting my linux mint > > partition? > > The guys at the local linux user group said not to do this LFS project. > > Guess I'm just stubborn. > > > Please stop top-posting, we don't like it and people might ignore > you if you persist. > > One of your earlier posts made me think that you are trying to > build LFS within the mint '/' partition. If that is true, best to > stop now. What you should have is a separate partition for > /mnt/lfs. Many people will also put /home on its own partition, so > that it can be used from multiple systems or distros [ that does > require that your user, and ideally group, numbers are the same on > all installations ]. If everything is in one partition, and you > have enough space, you can back up your data and then repartition. > A separate /boot for multiple systems is nice, but not essential. > > If you have created a separate ext3 partition for LFS, just use -t > ext3 when you mount it. If you need to create a new partition, any > recent distro should be able to deal with ext4. > > I've no idea about the users in your local user group, but yes, > building a working LFS can be hard - many people seem to manage > without any help, others (e.g. me) have needed a lot of assistance > over the years. Either way, it is a learning experience - take it > slowly, concentrate on what the book tells you. At the end, either > stick with it (to build a *useful* system) or tick the box for "done > that!" and move on to something else. > > Stubbornness is common here, but it needs to be combined with FBBG > (follow book - book good) until you understand what you are doing. > > Perhaps a bit more preliminary reading (e.g. read through the whole > book before you start, trying to understand what you are going to > do) might help - I can only guess at your current experience and > what is or is not familiar to you. > > ĸen > -- > das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Sorry about the top posting. I have never posted to an email forum like this before and had no idea what you were writing about. My smart wife came to the rescue. Thank you all for your help.
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