On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Sven Schumacher wrote: > > 5.) edit /etc/fstab replacing ext2 with ext3
> You cant use ext3 for root fs if you use ext3 as a module. Are you sure about this? ext2 is also a module in the latest stock kernels, have a closer look at the /boot/config.x.y! I was surprised by this myself. The modules have to reside in the initrd and they have to be loaded, but it works, even with modules! > I'm using Debian woody with ext3 for / and /boot, too. Perhaps you may have > forgotten to edit your /etc/fstab to match the changed filesystems Re-read my mail, I did change the fstab. Maybe the defaults entry messes things up? Dunno, will investigate if nobody else already knows the solution. > Greets to Austria Thanks, tho I'm currently living in Finland :-). Greetz to Germany... Alex PS: Here's my fstab: # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> /dev/hda6 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda7 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda9 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda11 none swap sw 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /floppy auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/scd0 /cdrom1 iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/scd1 /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/hda1 /boot ext3 rw 0 2 /dev/hda8 /usr ext3 rw 0 2 /dev/hda10 /var ext3 rw 0 2 /dev/hda12 /home ext3 rw 0 2 /dev/hda13 /home/alex/q ext3 rw 0 2 /dev/hda2 /home/alex/r ext3 rw 0 2 -- "Forgive me, but I'm talking to a politician." John Simpson, BBC World