Re: [Fwd: Re: Anaconda and XFS FS]

["Thomas (maillists)" <thomas-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stefan Smietanowski wrote:

> Hi.
>
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > >     Is there any chance that Anaconda will allow XFS to be installed 
> > > in the
> > > same fashion as reiserfs/jfs or via the Anaconda gui like we do for 
> > > EXT3
> > > et al.
> >
> > You cannot create XFS partitions with anaconda but you should
> > be able to install over previously created XFS partitions using
> > 'linux xfs' at the boot prompt when installing.
> >
> > N.Emile...
>
> That's a load of crap. The latest anaconda can install on XFS although
> it only understand the 2.6 kernel. Yes, you use the "linux xfs" trick
> but you can install on it as long as the kernel supports xfs which
> the fedora testing ones do. 

Thats exactly what the above message told.
Do you mean that it can also "CREATE" XFS-filesystems with anaconda?


thomas