| To: | Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Mandrake Linux 8.1 beta without XFS |
| From: | jfm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
| Date: | Tue, 21 Aug 2001 00:08:29 +0200 |
| Cc: | Simon Matter <simon.matter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-xfs <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx> |
| References: | <3B80B26E.1451FA7@ch.sauter-bc.com> <3B818039.C269C8A5@sgi.com> |
| Sender: | owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx |
Eric Sandeen a écrit :
>
> Simon Matter wrote:
>
> > What do you think about it?
>
> I think it's too bad, but I also think that with all those filesystems
> supported in the installer, it's probably not too much work for some
> semi-ambitious person to spin their own Mandrake installer with XFS
> support... (hint, hint!)
>
I have been thinking in it.
The biggest problem is Grub since Grub cannot boot from an XFS partition
and I really think Lilo is obsolete and should be dropped ASAP.
Any news from the person who is trying to do an XFS back end for Grub?
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Jean Francois Martinez
The Independence project: because Linux should be for everyone
http://independence.seul.org
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