On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 01:43:31PM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > Does quik have any trouble reading ext2fs for 2.2 kernels? Since they have different features... it doesn't seem to. the only troubles i have seen (from others setups) is it does not always seem to follow symlinks. > I have been able to make quik work on the 7300, but I haven't found the magic combination for a > oldworld g3 or a 7200. :( > > Could this be part of the trouble? i have a friend booting via quik on a 7200 with 2.2 ext2fs (with the new features) however 2.2.15 and 2.2.16 did not boot on that machine, 2.2.14 did and 2.2.17 did. have not tested 2.2.18 yet. > The problem is I didn't document each step as I went through it. > > How can I tell if I have the a 2.2 ext2 file system? tune2fs -l /dev/hda? and look at the Features line, if it has `sparse super' or `filetype' you have the new features. but i do not believe these affect quik. > After downloading the new boot floppies, it won't respond to the <enter> key. So I have used a > combination of the old boot hfs, and new root floppy. It's working ok, and it has all of the > utilities needed... It is the same on a 7300, 7200 and a oldworld g3. should be... Dan knows more about the miboot floppies then i do, i don't actually have any oldworld hardware... > Does anyone else have this problem? > > Mike > -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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