I do not believe there is any filesystem conversion utility from ext2 to
reiserfs.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy at veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: <peter.clark at tides.com>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 10:07 AM
Subject: [TCLUG] ReiserFS on Progeny/Woody?


>         First, thank you Andy for the tip on how to get the sound working.
> For some reason, the Progeny install didn't catch the on-board audio, but
> adding modprobe via82cxxx_audio to /etc/modules did the trick. Nice and
> simple, and the sound really isn't too bad. I'm listening to a CD right
now
> (Beethoven's Piano Sonata #8) and it sounds just fine. So many thanks.
>         Ok, now the fun part. Any suggestions for converting an ext2 root
> partition to ReiserFS? I've found a way to reinstall Progeny to
> automatically use ReiserFS, but reinstalling would not be my first choice.
> As far as I understand matters, I would need to first copy everything to
> another partition, reformat the first partition, move everything back,
then
> reformat the second partition. I have two ext2 partitions (/ and
> /usr/local), so that's no problem, but I would prefer step-by-step
> instructions. Is there any web site out there that describes this?
>         Also, I've heard that ReiserFS has some problems with 2.4.5.
Should
> I just grab the latest 2.4.6-pre?
>         Let me just say that I love this list! You guys and gals are the
> coolest!
>         :Peter
>
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