ext2->ext3

[m.w.chang]

roger that. I wanted to take the chance to make use of the knoopix 3.1 
beta...

>> 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.

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