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Linux 2.4.16 Released

Posted by timothy on from the good-kernel-follows-bad dept.

tekniklr writes: "They just released Kernel 2.4.16. Download it here, and you can read the changelog here. This hopefully fixes the error that 2.4.15 had of corrupting filesystems on unmount." Update: 11/26 14:14 GMT by T : p.s. Don't forget to look in the mirrors.

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  1. Re:how to implement ext3 by cloudmaster · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    In the order that you asked:

    1) copy data to new partition, reformat old partition as ext3, copy old data back to old partition. Perhaps change the partition type using fdisk.

    2) no flags needed. Just compile support for your root FS into the kernel - *don't* use a module. Is anyone at SuSE listening? My root FS is Reiser, so don't build support as a module. It makes upgrading very annoying.

    3) no boot scripts need changed, though you will need to modify /etc/fstab to reflect the filesystem's new type

    4) you'll need to get a new version of mkfs that supports ext3, I think. You may need to update fdisk too. Do that before migrating.

    Personally, I'd go with Reiser (hey, that *is* what I did!), but that's just because I dislike that whole number-based naming thing (ie pentium2/3/4 and windows95/98/2000). ExtFS v.3 would be OK, though. :)

  2. Re:Yeah, great idea guys by mosch · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    okay, so there's a very real chance that data could get garbled, and that's "No big deal"? I can see why you deserve to make a generous salary of up to $25k/year!