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Title: How to install SuSE Linux 6.3 on ReiserFS

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How to install SuSE Linux 6.3 on ReiserFS

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.3
Kernel: Version 2.2.13

Request:

You would like to install SuSE Linux 6.3 on the new reiser journaling filesystem.

Please note that ReiserFS is still in beta phase and should not yet be installed on servers or production systems.
ReiserFS can currently not be used on systems that use software RAID.

There is no installation support for ReiserFS !!!!

Quotas are currently not supported, but support is planned.

Procedure:

You either need a machine you can configure as NFS server or a CD writer. A solution for doing either on a Linux System will be presented in the following.


  1. Copy the first CD complete with all subdirectories to your machine (either the one with the CD writer or the NFS server):

    This procedure will also create the directories /nfs/suse and /nfs/disks.
  2. You also need some files from our FTP server: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse_update/6.3/reiserfs/install. You need ALL files and subdirectories. This is best done with ncftp.

  3. Create a bootdisk as described in the manual, using one of the disk images you will find in the directory /nfs/disks, with 'bootdisk' being the best choice.
  4. -->
    1. Using a NFS server:

      • Add the directory /nfs to your exports file and restart your NFS server.
      • Now do an installation via NFS as described in the manual using the bootdisk you just created.
    2. Using a CD writer:

      • Create an ISO image from your directory /nfs and write it to the CD.
      • As this CD is not bootable, you will need the bootdisk you created in this case too.
        P.S.: With the option -b you may pass mkisofs the name of a disk image, which will make the CD bootable. Use 'bootdisk' here too.


Now you also have ReiserFS available in YaST!     ;-)

In order to use it, do an Installation using Expert mode. Please note that /boot has to be formated with ext2.

The homepage of ReiserFS is located here: http://devlinux.com/projects/reiserfs/

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Keywords: REISERFS, JOURNALING, FILESYSTEM

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Categories: Installation

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