--- On Tue, 10/28/08, Aioanei Rares <schaiba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Aioanei Rares <schaiba@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: ext4 able to boot from ext3 mbr? > To: limb@xxxxxxxxxxxx, "For testers of Fedora Core development releases" <fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 8:16 AM > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Jon Ciesla > <limb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 5:01 PM, stan > <eiqep_eiwo_y@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> When I installed F9 from the liveCD I decided > to use the EXT4 file > > >> system. > > >> Unfortunately, there was no way to boot from > my ext3 mbr. It kept > > >> hanging > > >> when it went to the boot partition. I tried > some playing around but > > >> didn't > > >> get it to work. I ended up using preupgrade, > which worked flawlessly > > >> but > > >> left me in ext3. > > >> > > >> When F10 is available I would like to run it > in an ext4 filesystem. > > >> Will > > >> this incompatibility between ext3 and ext4 > still be a problem? F10 will > > >> not > > >> be installed on the same disk as the mbr is > on. If it is a problem, is > > >> there a workaround? > > >> > > >> Just in case, will preupgrade work for F10? > > >> > > >> Thanks. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> fedora-test-list mailing list > > >> fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > >> To unsubscribe: > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > >> > > > > > > AFAICT, no. > > > > No to what? He asked 2 questions. > > > > > -- > > > fedora-test-list mailing list > > > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > > > > > -- > > novus ordo absurdum > > > > -- > > fedora-test-list mailing list > > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > > > No as in one cannot boot from a ext3 mbr if one wants to > use ext4. Sorry for > not being explicit enough. > -- One can have an ext4 partition, but the /boot partition has to be ext2 or ext3 if I am not mistaken? I have such a setup that I have an ext4 partition, but I am not sure if the /boot partition is ext2 or ext3? Regards, Antonio -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
