[plug] Gentoo on APC cover disc

[shayne - sYra]

ext2 + journal file = ext3

You can open ext3 on a kernel with only ext2, and vice versa. The 
diference is a tiny file. Of course that tiny file makes all the 
difference for filesystem stability.

At least afaik.

hatari at iinet.net.au wrote:
> Tomasz,
> 
> I just re-read my post and think it might not have been too clear.  The installation completed 
> and I thought the filesystem was ext3 - as I had requested.  Some days later during a bootup 
> the file-system being mounted was ext2.  That (to me) is a pretty big O-OH!  It just makes me 
> wonder what really happened in the background at install time.  Not being critical of anything 
> here - just FYI.
> 
> Regards,
> wayne
> 
>> On 6 Jul 2007 at 14:26, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
>> On 7/6/07, hatari at iinet.net.au <hatari at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>> Hello, Tomasz....
>>>
>>> Part of the installation asks what type of file system is desired.  I specified ext3.  The
>>> installation continued.  On a subsequent boot I noticed (in the scrolling text) that the file
>>> system being mounted (ie installed) was ext2.  It just ain't what was requested.  That's all.
>>>
>>> I have since removed that installation and moved on to others.  I might revisit it some time.
>>> At that time it wasn't critical for me, just a nuisance.  So I removed it.  Since it is removed I
>>> am not sure which distro.  (I suspect an Ubuntu-based one - but don't hold me to that
>>> because I am not sure.)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> wayne
>>
>> Ahh I understand I've never used the installer before, only the
>> handbook-style installation.
>>
>> Tomasz
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