On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 04:59:32PM -0500, Lei wrote: > I am trying to install debian using the vanilla CD. > > But when I choose to partition the disk, it only tells me 82 for swap, > and 83 for linux native. > > I found 83 could be EXT2, EXT3 or reiserfs, but when I am doing the > "initializing the disk" part, it tells me that it is going to make it > EXT2 only, I don't have any other choice... > > Can anyone tell me, what should I do to enable the choice of which type, > (EXT2, EXT3, REISERFS) to use for my file system? Boot the install CD using the bf24 kernel; the various 2.2 kernels don't have ext3 support, but bf24 (a 2.4.18 kernel) does. When you get the 'boot:' prompt, enter bf24. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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