On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Juan Casero wrote:
> Hi -
>
> May I ask if the reiserfs patch for the 2.40-test kernels is useable? I know
> the whole spiel about the 2.40-test2 kernels being development kernels but I
> find them to be fairly stable for desktop use. I currenty have a Mandrake 7.1
> system with a ReiserFS root partition. I want to run the newer 2.4.0-test
> series of kernels because of the improve support for my IDE chipset but I need
> to make sure that the patch won't trash my root file system altogether. Please
> don't take offense at my question since I know I am wading into deep water here.
>
The current 2.4.0 patches will work against the reiserfs included in
mandrake 7.1. But, this part (supporting the 3.5.x disk format) needs the
most testing. It should not trash your existing FS, but I would suggest
waiting.
-chris
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