RE: Mounting Reiser_FS

[Mikisa Richard <rmikisa at one2net.co.ug>]

Thanks buddy, however my SuSE is already formated for reiserfs and is
running fine. I am having no problems with the SuSE itself but the fact
that FreeBSD does not recognise the reiserfs and I don't seem to have
the option to compile it in the kernel.

On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 09:24, Mark Tinka wrote:
> SuSE Linux 8.1 comes with kernel 2.4.19. Although SuSE has an update for the
> kernel on their FTP server, the shipped version does have the Reiserfs
> module compiled into it.
> 
> What you need to to do, while installing SuSE, is format your file system
> for Reiserfs. Since the kernel already has the module, you will boot that
> file system with no problems. But remember, it's a kernel module that needs
> to be added into the INITRD image, so it can be loaded before the file
> systems.
> 
> If you're upgrading your kernel, simply do that and run mk_initrd. SuSE
> takes of adding the Reiserfs module loader into the configuration files
> stored in /etc/sysconfig. Once you run mk_initrd, you should see all your
> modules being loading into the INITRD boot image. This includes your SCSI
> controller drivers, as well as Reiserfs.
> 
> A reboot should then be issued and you're home free.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark Tinka - CCNA
> Network Engineer
> Africa Online Uganda
> 5th Floor, Commercial Plaza
> 7 Kampala Rd,
> Tel:   +256-41-258143
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> E-mail: mtinka at africaonline.co.ug
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-afnog at afnog.org [mailto:owner-afnog at afnog.org]On Behalf Of
> Mikisa Richard
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:17 AM
> To: afnog at afnog.org
> Subject: Mounting Reiser_FS
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> I am running FreeBSD 5.0 and have 3 OSes on my machine. I successfully
> have mounted my windows partition but I am having problems mounting my
> SuSE 8.1 with Reiser fs. Error message is that kernel cannot support FS.
> I have tried to recompile the kernel but unfortunately cannot because
> its not one of the supported options in the LINT file. I have RTFMed for
> days but in vain. Can some one p'se help
> 
> --
> Cheers
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
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Cheers
Richard



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