Re: Ext3?

[Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>]

* Josh Rehman (java.josh@verizon.net) [020825 12:22]:
> > You can use any kernel you like with Debian. Either compile it "the
> > Debian way" or else download the source and compile it directly, which
> > is what I do myself.
> 
> I am, alas, only a Linux-Guru Wannabe (LGW), not an actual Linux-Guru.
> This implies that for me, at this moment, I must rely on a given
> distribution for a pre-built kernel, and on a mailing list for focused
> assistance. Perhaps in the future I can shed my status as an LGW and
> compile my own kernel from source, but not today.

Install Debian 3.0 as is. Then, do a simple "apt-get install
kernel-image-2.4.18-386". Once that's complete, type "tune2fs -j
/dev/hd??" (replace "??" with your info) at the command line.

You'll quickly be running a current 2.4 kernel with an ext3 filesystem.

Hall