Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:53 PM, reQuiem23 wrote: > > > > Saphirus Sage wrote: >> >> >> >> On Jan 30, 2009, at 1:23 PM, reQuiem23 >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Albert Hopkins-4 wrote: On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 08:48 -0800, reQuiem23 wrote: > Hi all, > > i just had the idea to ma

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Saphirus Sage wrote: > > > > On Jan 30, 2009, at 1:23 PM, reQuiem23 > wrote: > >> >> >> >> Albert Hopkins-4 wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 08:48 -0800, reQuiem23 wrote: Hi all, i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy (cp)

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Saphirus Sage
On Jan 30, 2009, at 1:23 PM, reQuiem23 wrote: Albert Hopkins-4 wrote: On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 08:48 -0800, reQuiem23 wrote: Hi all, i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/ fstab, add

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
reQuiem23 wrote: > > > > Albert Hopkins-4 wrote: >> >> On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 08:48 -0800, reQuiem23 wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and >>> copy >>> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, >>> add >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Albert Hopkins-4 wrote: > > On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 08:48 -0800, reQuiem23 wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, >> add >> an entry to the grub.conf and booting i

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Rodolphe Rocca
Paul Hartman wrote: On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Rodolphe Rocca wrote: reQuiem23 wrote: Hi all, i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, add an entry to the grub.conf and booti

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 08:48 -0800, reQuiem23 wrote: > Hi all, > > i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy > (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, add > an entry to the grub.conf and booting into that new partition. My /boot is > on

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Dale
reQuiem23 wrote: > > Joshua Murphy-2 wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM, reQuiem23 >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >>> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, >>> add >>> an

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Graham Murray wrote: > > reQuiem23 writes: > >> yeah, but my /boot is still ext3 and grub IS actually loading the system, >> it >> even runs uvesafb. or is grub even incompatible with ext4 >> root-filesystems? >> i thought this was entirely handled by the kernel. > > Grub is not incompatible

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Paul Hartman-3 wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM, reQuiem23 > wrote: >> >> >> >> Paul Hartman-3 wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM, reQuiem23 >>> wrote: Hi all, i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy (cp)

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Graham Murray
reQuiem23 writes: > yeah, but my /boot is still ext3 and grub IS actually loading the system, it > even runs uvesafb. or is grub even incompatible with ext4 root-filesystems? > i thought this was entirely handled by the kernel. Grub is not incompatible with ext4 root filesystems as long as you,

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM, reQuiem23 wrote: > > > > Paul Hartman-3 wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM, reQuiem23 >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >>> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:57 AM, reQuiem23 wrote: > > > > Rodolphe Rocca-2 wrote: >> >> reQuiem23 wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >>> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, >>> add >>> an entry to

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Paul Hartman-3 wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM, reQuiem23 > wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, >> add >> an entry to the grub.conf and booting

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Joshua Murphy-2 wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM, reQuiem23 > wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, >> add >> an entry to the grub.conf and bootin

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Rodolphe Rocca wrote: > reQuiem23 wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, add >> an entry to the grub.conf and booting into that

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Rodolphe Rocca-2 wrote: > > reQuiem23 wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy >> (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, >> add >> an entry to the grub.conf and booting into that new partition. My /boot >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Joshua Murphy
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM, reQuiem23 wrote: > > Hi all, > > i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy > (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, add > an entry to the grub.conf and booting into that new partition. My /boot is > o

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM, reQuiem23 wrote: > > Hi all, > > i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy > (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, add > an entry to the grub.conf and booting into that new partition. My /boot is > o

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread Rodolphe Rocca
reQuiem23 wrote: Hi all, i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, add an entry to the grub.conf and booting into that new partition. My /boot is on a separate ext3 partition, so this is not a

[gentoo-user] Gentoo from ext3 to ext4

2009-01-30 Thread reQuiem23
Hi all, i just had the idea to make a new ext4 partition (via mkfs.ext4) and copy (cp) my whole root-dir into that new partition, change the /etc/fstab, add an entry to the grub.conf and booting into that new partition. My /boot is on a separate ext3 partition, so this is not a problem. The kerne