%% User zos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: uz> IIRC in all the kernels I've compiled from 2.2.x and on you could uz> always select ext2fs support or not. This makes sense as linux is uz> just a kernel and should not be dependent on any particular file uz> system, especially now with the advent of more robust filesystems uz> (eg: ReiserFS, ext3).
I think you miss the point Andon was trying to make: You _can_ select whichever filesystem type you want for your root partition (AFAIK). The rule is that whatever filesystem type you select for your root partition _must_ be built into the kernel. It can't be a loadable module. Consider: how can the kernel load the module that contains the code needed to access the filesystem, when it can't access the filesystem until the module is loaded? uz> On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Andon M. Coleman wrote: >> I've had this problem too... It appears EXT2 support is no longer >> built-in to the kernel... I've switched to ReiserFS since then, but >> you may want to look into re-compiling the Kernel with EXT2 support >> built-in (or whatever FS you're using). -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Methods & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them.
