| To: | Anubis922 <anubis922@xxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: Boot Partition |
| From: | Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | 25 Nov 2003 10:48:18 -0600 |
| Cc: | linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx |
| In-reply-to: | <20031125162021.47229.qmail@xxxxxxxx> |
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| References: | <20031125162021.47229.qmail@xxxxxxxx> |
| Reply-to: | lord@xxxxxxxx |
| Sender: | linux-xfs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx |
On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 10:20, Anubis922 wrote: > I have just downloaded Mandrake 9.2 and I am thinking > about using the XFS filesystem. My question is can I > use the XFS filesystem on /boot partition? If not > what filesystem do you suggest? > XFS works, just keep your boot record and xfs partitions seperate. XFS uses block zero of a partition and if you install lilo on the same partition as xfs for example, you end up trashing the filesystem. Put the boot record in the MBR or on your swap device. Steve -- Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx> |
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