On 24 Jul 2001 11:40:53 -0400, marc lindahl wrote:
From: Bill Anderson <bill@libc.org>
Not True. Once again, (wink) it is the VFS layer, NOT ext2. And
Hmmm.... I didn't notice this option when installing 7.1? ...doing the normal install routine, you partition (or let it do that for you), but I don't see any options for what filesystem to use...?
Sorry, I was not clear. The VFS is the filesystem layer in Linux. The problem is _not_ filesystem specific, it was a problem specifically with intel 32 bit hardware, runniong on kernels previous to 2.4. There was an LFS patch (LFS == Large FIle Support), but it was buggy. If you are running 7.1, your kernel, regardless of filesystem, can deal with large files. No additional effor trequired.
While I love XFS on Linux, You do not need it to get LF support. it is in the 2.4 kernel's newer VFS.
No, you don't need it, but it's the only one I found with a easy to use installer... since I'm not a unix expert that part was important to me!
Actually, the reiserfs installer patch is a helluva lot simpler, since it is a floppy update to the installer. :) I still prefer XFS. Bill