If using ReiserFS, you need a separate /boot directory?

cayenne · l33t Joined: 17 Oct 2002 Posts: 945 Location: New Orleans

Just going through the install for my new iBook. I'm at the part of installing my filesystems. All things I read so far, said unlike the x86 installs, you don't need a separate /boot partition.

I'm wanting to use reiserfs, but, looking at the install manual, it says the partition tha t/boot is on, must use ext2 or ext3.

So, does that mean if you want to use reiser fs, you must use a separate boot partition? If so, on a G3 iBook...what is a good size for a /boot partition? Is 32-64M good like with an x86 install?

Many thanks so far for all the help...well on my way. I split the hard drive on this one for 18 G for Linux, and 12 for OSX....

cayenne
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jjasghar · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:13 am Post subject:

one of the wonderful things about the ppc arch is that you don't need a /boot at all.

have fun with yaboot....it's a *interesting* program.... :roll:

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cayenne · l33t Joined: 17 Oct 2002 Posts: 945 Location: New Orleans

jjasghar · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:28 am Post subject:

i used reiserfs, but all you have to do is make sure you use mac-disk and make all the required partitions. one is the bootstrap i believe...that's where yaboot sits and points to where ever you have the kernel.

have you installed x86 gentoo/linux before?

there a difference in the partitions and boot loader but not anything else....well scratch that...most everything else.
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cayenne · l33t Joined: 17 Oct 2002 Posts: 945 Location: New Orleans

fb · l33t Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 636 Location: New Zealand

cayenne · l33t Joined: 17 Oct 2002 Posts: 945 Location: New Orleans

Many thanks!! That clears it up for me...
One last question tho...

What is the difference between HFS and HFS+. How do you know which you have...in the examples last given..the mac fdisk utility labeled them as HFS...but, in the fstab listing you put is as 'hfsplus'.

Thanks again for all the help!!

C
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fb · l33t Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 636 Location: New Zealand

HFS+ is a journaled version of HFS, same kind of difference than
between ext2 and ext3. OS9 support only HFS but on recent
versions of OSX you can enable journaling. To know which one
you have, boot in OSX and start the "Diskutility" program (Under
Applications/Utilities on 10.3) select a partition, if it is HFS at the
bottom it will say:

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Cid_vicious_121 · n00b Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 8

I don't know why but i have a G3 (600mhz) with a working gentoo install on /dev/hda7 (ext3) and i'm trying to make another install on reiserfs on /dev/hda6... i'm using the same kernel that have compiled-in reiserfs support and when booting on /dev/hda6 I get a kernel panic : can't mount root... moreover.. when I copy all my files on /dev/hda3 (ext3) and changing the boot partition on yaboot... it boots properly... can someone tell me why ?

(I have a 2.6.15-r1 kernel and use the latest stable version of yaboot)

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Cid_vicious_121 · n00b Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 8

it's ok... after a make mrproper and rebuilding the kernel it booted properly... it seems that it kept the reiserfs support as a module... even after I changed it in my .config...

gringo · Advocate Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 3793