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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?

GuestToo · Puppy Master Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078

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 · Posted: Tue 12 Jul 2005, 20:01 Post subject:

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

GuestToo · Puppy Master Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078

my VL 4.3 fstab mounts / with this line:

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

Bruce B · Posted: Tue 12 Jul 2005, 21:31 Post subject:

Guest · 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