On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Scott Fagg wrote:
>
> When i said 'linux' i was referring to linux distros in general, i wasn't
> trying to equate redhat to linux, it just so happens that i use redhat.
>
> Looks like FC2 is the closest answer, for now .. time to contribute.
>
> I have the problem that my redhat linux ;) box has XFS filesystems on all
> partitions, thanks to the SGI supplied RH7.3 installer. Now that i want to
> upgrade, i'm caught. I was hoping i could do some tricks by installing stuff
> to the 1GB swap partition, recompiling kernels and so on, but could never
> come up with a working process.
The last Slack I used (8.1) wasn't clued-in enough to provide a SCSI+XFS
kernel, so I would install a mini-root type system with a compiler and kernel
source into the swap partition, recompile the kernel, reboot, and migrate back
onto the old FS (or create new ones). If you have the RAM that should work
nicely.
--Arthur Corliss
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