John wrote: > On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:48:22 +1000 (EST), doiggl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Hello, >> > > Hello > >> I have a reiser4 query. >> >> Questions. >> 1. I would like to set up a reiser4 file system and I need help on how to >> compile a kernel for it. Can you tell me the steps to compile and install >> a reiser4 enabled kernel please ?. Is "/" supposed to be on reiser4? Note, that in this case SUSE10.3 requires initrd to contain reiser4 module. Not sure about 11.0... >> I would use a vanilla kernel to patch >> and build. >> > Here you will find a tutorial for that: > http://linuxhelp.150m.com/installs/compile-kernel.htm > >> 2. What command do I use to format a blank disk partition to reiser4 ? so >> I can use it. >> > for a normal partition: mkfs.reiser4 /dev/yourpartition > for a cryptcompress partition: mkfs.reiser4 -o create=ccreg40 /dev/yourpartition > > >> 3. How can I validate a reiser4 partition is ok ?. >> >> > fsck.reiser4 /dev/yourpartition (with the partition unmounted)? > >> I am using opensuse 11 rc1 (64 bit system) on a test pc with a additional >> hard disk with no partitions on it and would like to set up reiser4 on it. >> >> I can get reiser4progs and reiser4progs-devel already compiled to a rpm >> from: >> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/lmich/openSUSE_11.0/x86_64/reiser4progs-1.0.6-15.3.x86_64.rpm >> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/lmich/openSUSE_11.0/x86_64/reiser4progs-devel-1.0.6-15.3.x86_64.rpm >> >> Ok, install both, it should work. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
