Re: [TCLUG:23060] Reiserfs as root partition on RedHat

[Clay Fandre <clay@fandre.com>]

You only need the notail option if you have /boot a reiserfs partition.
(Either included in / or as a reiserfs /boot). This is because lilo has
problems with the holes in the files that reiserfs makes. Making a small
ext2 /boot allows you to not use the notail option.
http://kt.linuxcare.com/kernel-traffic/kt20000417_63.epl#10

Also if you're using GRUB, you don't need to do this.

I found a cool website that explains how to install debian on a resierfs
filesystem. It even has rescue, boot and driver images available. Worked
like a charm for me.
http://www.psouth.com/~jjk/projects/reiser-debian/?972472457


"Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
> 
> # mount -o notail -t reiserfs /dev/hda1 /
> # lilo
> # reboot
> 
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy@veldy.net
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Austad, Jay" <austad@marketwatch.com>
> To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:38 PM
> Subject: RE: [TCLUG:23060] Reiserfs as root partition on RedHat
> 
> > I tried making everything reiserfs, it didn't work.  Kernel panic because
> it
> > can't read any of the partitions.   It might work though if you could get
> > the initrd image with the reiserfs module in it.  Haven't tried it yet.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Kochie [mailto:ben@nerp.net]
> > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 1:48 PM
> > To: TCLUG List
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:23060] Reiserfs as root partition on RedHat
> >
> >
> > hrmm.. last i checked.. you had to boot reiser / with an ext2 /boot
> > partition for the kernel, and maybe init.. (you can keep it mounted ro)
> >
> > Thank You,
> >         Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
> >
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> > On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Clay Fandre wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone running ReiserFS as a root partition? I created a reiser
> partition,
> >
> > > copied over my /, and when I try to boot off of it all I get is "auto:
> > auto: not
> > > found" (or something like that) when it should be loading init.
> > >
> > > There used to be a how-to install debian on resierfs on the resierfs
> > homepage,
> > > but that site is no more. Anyone know where that is?
> > >