VectorLinux mounts ext3 partition as ext2 - but that's okay.

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VectorLinux mounts ext3 partition as ext2 - but that's okay.

#1 Post by Bruce B »

All I wanted to do was compile a solitaire game. So I installed Vector Linux 4.3 on a preformatted ext3 partition. The idea was to use Vector as the compiler.

Vector mounts and runs it as an ext2 partition, is there a problem with this?

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#2 Post by GuestToo »

i have Vector 4.3 installed on an ext3 partition
seems to work ok ... it knows it's ext3 and mounts it as ext3

i don't remember if VL uses reiserfs by default ... i prefer ext3

i don't think most people need to install Vector or any particular distro to compile apps for Puppy

i have VL installed because i tried 4.3, and this version worked properly with my sound card, and after i tweaked and configured it, i found i liked it enough that i still have it installed

though i find it's getting more and more like Puppy

Bruce B

#3 Post by Bruce B »

Thanks, I'll reinstall it, but this time I'll let Vector format the partition and maybe it will see things differently.

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#4 Post by GuestToo »

my VL 4.3 fstab mounts / with this line:

/dev/hda13 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1

Bruce B

#5 Post by Bruce B »

GuestToo wrote:my VL 4.3 fstab mounts / with this line:

/dev/hda13 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
The previous install didn't have a line in fstab for the device.

I guess the trick is to allow Vector 4.3 to format the partition. I reinstalled it that way it it mounts as an ext3 like it should.

It looks like a very good and flexible distro.

Guest

#6 Post by Guest »

Well according to Stephen Tweedie the ext3 filesystem is just an ext2 filesysten that uses one of the reserved inodes.You can create an ext3 filesystem remount as ext2 and it will be fine the two are completley compatitable.


Taken from Linux Fomrat Magazine No.66 May 2005


btw Mr Tweedie is the main author of the mentioned filesystems

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