Hi, Anaconda does not allow put the /boot directory on a XFS filesystem. I did a test using the great FSArchiver, which enables you to save an image from any supported filesystem (including all data properties and attributes) and restoring it into a *different* one (kepping the original UUID). First, I installed Fedora 17 on a single EXT4 partition (no RAID/LVM/swap), then inside SystemRescueCd saved the filesystem: fsarchiver -v -z 2 -j 2 savefs /mnt/windows/fedora.fsa /dev/sda1 # /mnt/windows is a CIFS share To be sure nothing was left from GRUB2: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda count=600k sync parted -s /dev/sda -- mklabel msdos parted -s /dev/sda -- mkpart primary xfs 0% 100% parted -s /dev/sda -- set 1 boot on partprobe /dev/sda Now, put the filesystem back on XFS: fsarchiver -v -j 2 restfs /mnt/windows/fedora.fsa id=0,dest=/dev/sda1,mkfs=xfs Reinstall GRUB2: mkdir /mnt/fedora mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/fedora mount --bind /dev /mnt/fedora/dev mount --bind /proc /mnt/fedora/proc mount --bind /sys /mnt/fedora/sys chroot /mnt/fedora /bin/sh grub2-install /dev/sda exit nano /mnt/fedora/etc/fstab # change filesystem type from ext4 to xfs umount /mnt/fedora/* /mnt/fedora Reboot. All worked fine! XFS /boot... Digging into xfs mailing list I discovered the problem GRUB has with XFS is that it can not be installed *on the partition*, because unlike EXT filesystems XFS uses its first sector. Which is a shame for people who only install GRUB on the MBR like me. Would be possible for Anaconda allow XFS at /boot while check for GRUB on the partition case? Regards, Marcos _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
