RE: Ext3?

["Josh Rehman" <java.josh@verizon.net>]

What does 'bf' stand for?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hanasaki JiJi [mailto:hanasaki@hanaden.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 8:35 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Ext3?
> 
> use the "bf" kernel.  its an option when the cd bootup screen is seen
on
> Woody.  Boot and type a "?"
> 
> Josh Rehman wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm contemplating a switch to Debian 3.0 from Mandrake 8.2, but I am
> > hesitant because it appears that the 2.4 kernel is not supported by
> > default and hence, IIRC, ext3 is not supported. IMHO ext3 is the
best
> > thing since sliced bread - no more unrecoverable fsck errors - and
it's
> > a pity that Debian doesn't support it out of the box.
> >
> > There is no mention of ext3 at this location:
> > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-partitioning.en.html
> >
> > So I have two questions:
> > 1 - WHY don't the Debian powers-that-be consider the 2.4 kernel
'mature
> > enough' for Debian 3.0?
> > 2 - HOW can I install Debian 3.0 with a 2.4 kernel and an ext3
> > filesystem?
> >
> > With kind regards,
> > Josh Rehman, Linux-Guru Wannabe (LGW)
> >
> >
> 
> 
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