Alexander List writes: > 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!
You can use ext3 as a module if ext2 is also a module, I believe. That's why the stock 2.4.17-686 kernel works with ext3 out of the box, whereas 2.4.17-386 and 2.4.17-k7 and probably all others don't--they have ext2 built into the kernel. Andrew.
