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Jerry McBride wrote:
> On Sat, 18 May 2002 19:24:14 -0500 "Richard R. Sivernell"
> <res005ru at gte.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Got to rebuild a system here. I have the ew 3.1.1 cd'd and the install
>>gives the following choices for file system: ext2/3 or resierfs. I would
>>
>>like to try xfs, hope that is proper name, my question is should use 
>>ext3 or resier and thenconvert each partition by hand to xfs? or just
>>use ext3? What would you all suggests? I have a system with reseirfs
>>allready.
>>
> 
> 
> 
> If you know you are going to use xfs, then why complicate the process by
> installing ext3 or resier?
> Just install using ext2 and then go about the process of patching in the
> xfs filesystem.

That makes no difference.  You don't/can't patch a filesystem.  ext2 can 
be non-destructively converted to ext3, but that's the only exception. 
When going from anything else to XFS, you *only* have these options:
1) Install a distro that supports XFS 'out of the box'
2) Install a distro that doesn't support XFS 'out of the box' (Caldera 
anything in this case) on a very small partition.  Then patch the kernel 
for XFS support.  Next create full size partitions that are XFS 
formatted.  Copy the contents from the distro partition to the newly 
created XFS partition(s).  Fix your bootloader so that it points to the 
new location with the XFS partition.

Yes, i've glossed over alot of details here.  See my SxS on XFS for all 
the specifics,
and my SxS on copying data to new partitions.

So, use reiser, use ext3 use whatever for the initial install, it 
doesn't really matter a dime.
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