On Fri, 2002-04-26 at 14:20, Jonathan Dill wrote:
> Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > Not quite sure what you're asking, are the 7.0 systems ext2-based?
>
> The 7.0 systems are ext2-based. I wanted to know if I could install an
> XFS kernel and xfsprogs in Red Hat 7.0 and boot up an XFS kernel, but
> still in Red Hat 7.0. Then I can do a lot of the prep work "behind the
> scenes" while the systems are still running Red Hat 7.0. Then I'll just
> have the root fs to contend with during the install.
Ah, I see. The XFS 1.1 RPMs will probably have dependency problems on a
7.0 system; rebuilding the SRPMS may help, although I think there are
also build dependencies...
So I guess my answer to the original question is "I don't know how well
the 1.1 RPMs will work on a 7.0 system" :)
-Eric
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