ext2->ext3

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, m.w.chang wrote:
> what's the easiest way to convert the / mount point to xfs?

There is none.  You can't non-destructively convert to XFS.

> can I just do it with an empty partition + knoppix cd?
>
> boot knnoppix,
> mount / (hda9)  to /mnt/tmp
> backup to empty partition
> umount /
> format hda9 into xfs
> restore data from empty partition usin cp -a
> edit /etc/fstab
> reboot

Your kernel needs XFS support or this procedure will go south as soon as
you reboot.  Once you have a kernel with XFS support, you'll be fine.
Read my SxS on XFS for the details.

>
> kwall at kurtwerks.com wrote:
> > Feigning erudition, Tom Wilson wrote:
> > % Hi all,
> > %
> > % I got me a shiny new PC last week.  I am in process of backing up the
> > % data off my old pc to get it ready for the new.
> > %
> > % I was going to install Linux w/ ext3 filesystem on the new pc, the old
> > % one has ext2.  Can I restore to the new if it is ext3?  Or to I have to
> > % install it as ext2, restore my backups, then convert to ext3?
> >
> > Yes. No.
> >
> > Kurt
>
>

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