Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:04:19 -0500 (EST) From: synrat <synrat@wirewalk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem to mount an ext3 partition Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.50.0303071002570.2148-100000@mail.wirewalk.com> In-Reply-To: <20030307132352.77681.qmail@web14601.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030307132352.77681.qmail@web14601.mail.yahoo.com>
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that's nonsense. ext3 is completely 100% backward compatible. you can mount it and use it as ext2 from any OS that supports ext2. On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Subhasish Ghosh wrote: > Hi, what Gary mentions (below) is absolutely > okay....Linux Second Extended fs(ext2fs) is NOT equal > to Linux Third Extended fs(ext3fs).. though > theoritically, ext3fs = ext2fs + JFS(Journalling > Filesystem architecture features)...Okay??? > I use FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE + RedHat Linux > 7.3(valhalla) as well as OpenBSD 3.2-RELEASE > configured on the same hard disk of my humble > computer.... and I have deliberately installed RedHat > Linux with an ext2fs and NOT ext3fs..cause I know > FreeBSD operating system supports ext2fs functionality > and NOT ext3fs..Okay??? > So..what you should have done was to install Linux > as ext2fs and not ext3fs... :( Nothing can be done.. > Sorry!!! anyway..this should act as a good lesson for > you... if you wanna migrate...totally from Linux to > FreeBSD as you have written you want to...make sure > you know the basics correctly and properly.... I use > Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD on the same computer.... > Take care.. > Ghosh > > --- Gary Jennejohn <garyj@jennejohn.org> wrote: > > EXT2 != EXT3. Most likely EXT3 isn't supported under > > FreeBSD. > > Sorry. > > > > The only thing I can suggest is attaching the disk > > to a Linux system and copying the data to tape or > > CD. Or reinstall Linux with an EXT2 > > partition and copy the data there. > > > > --- > > Gary Jennejohn / garyj@jennejohn.org gj@freebsd.org > > gj@denx.de > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of > > the message > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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