On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 10:18, Arthur Corliss wrote:
> 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
> Bolverk's Lair -- http://arthur.corlissfamily.org/
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> "Live Free or Die, the Only Way to Live" -- NH State Motto
>
>
>
FYI,
Latest Slackware Linux (9.1) supports booting from SCSI devivces and
installing on XFS enabled partitions.
Regards,
Paul
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