file system corruption -

[Bob Raymond]

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 09:53 pm, Bonez wrote:
> This morning when I came in to work, I flipped on my monitor and found
> scary file corruption messages, suggesting I enter the root password or hit
> Ctrl-D to enter maintenance mode.
>
> I am trying to compile a new kernel to upgrade from 2.4.2 to 2.4.20. In
> running 'make menuconfig' I included the option of compiling reiserfs and
> other journaling file systems into the new kernel. At the point when I can
> successfully get the kernel to compile and then to run, how do I as a
> relative newbie, choose between the various journaling file systems? I am
> leaning toward running XFS as it sounds most stable and reliable, but I am
> unsure.
>
> Any enlightenment is appreciated.
>
> Scott

OK, to do XFS you need an XFS patched kernel (see 
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs)

Then you have to make a partition for the filesystem, and I think you'd need 
xfsprogs for xfs, reiserfsprogs for ReiserFS (namesys.com I think).  Then you 
can copy files over, and you'll have a new filesystem.

Personally, I'd go XFS, unless you can wait until the next version of 
reiserfs, Reiser4 is released.

						Bob Raymond