From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix, from userid 1105) id E0E8318944; Sat, 1 Dec 2001 23:04:03 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 23:04:03 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] install guide Message-ID: <20011201230403.B12603@chiba.3jane.net> References: <3C0966BA.15605.BBEBE@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3C0966BA.15605.BBEBE@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Organization: Gentoo Technologies, Inc. Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Developer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 50c056ff-e140-41f0-9dd1-cc742270212e X-Archives-Hash: b1922f9d36feadf13a2d337e5ad13918 On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 11:24:42PM -0500, shields.56@osu.edu wrote: > when i got to the kernel configuration step of the gentoo install guide, i > couldn't for the life of me get reiserfs to appear in menuconfig (under > "file systems" of course)... was a necessary step left out somewhere in > the instructions? You need to enable the "experimental features" option. Then it will appear. > i'll try it out with ext3 for now... it's nice to see a new distro without > all the *bloat*... gentoo linux looks very promising... the portage > system too :) Unfortunately, the 2.4.10 kernel included with our most recent boot CD does not play nice with ext3. You may experience lockups or other weird problems during "emerge system" or bootstrap. If you want to use ext3, just use ext2 for the install and do an in-place upgrade of the filesystems after you have a 2.4.13+ kernel up and running. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.