XFS on Linux

[Lucy Upchurch <lucy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am trying to install XFS filesystem on a linux box which was running Linux 7.4.2.  I downloaded the ISO image from http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/1.0_installer.html and made a bootable CD.  I selected a custom system.  Before installation, my system loooked like this:

/dev/hda6        1517920         814808         626004    57%    /
/dev/hda1            23302              8667          13432    40%    /boot
/dev/hda10    65275692      10576328    51383552    18%    /home
/dev/sda1      73885280                  20    70132076      1%    /home2
/dev/hda7        1011928          624652        335872    66%    /tmp
/dev/hda5        4032092        2221300      1605968    59%    /usr
/dev/hda8        1011928          123832        836692    13%    /var

I tried numerous times to create an XFS filesystem on /home to no avail.  I then tried installing XFS on all partitions.  The main error I rec'd on various partitions is:

Error mounting device hda1 as /boot:  No such device
This most likely means this partition has not been formatted.
Press OK to reboot your system.

Sometimes this error would be on /boot or on /.

We were very excited about using an XFS filesystem on our linux box but we are having a very difficult time creating it.  Any suggestions or directions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your prompt response.
 

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