How to convert to reiserfs

["George Samuel" <george_samuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear luggies,

Requirements:
     1. linux kernel source linux-2.2.14 (If you have linux-2.2.12 , you can download patches patch-2.2.13 and patch-2.2.14 and apply them in the order
cd /usr/src (assuming linux src is in /usr/src/linux)
   patch -p0 /path-to/patch-2.2.13
   patch -p0 /path-to/patch-2.2.14
   
   find /usr/src/linux -name "*.rej", 
    You shouldn't have any .rej files, if you have them , then you have some trouble with the source or patch
     2.  Reiserfs 3.5.16 patch available from 
   ftp.devlinux.com/pub/namesys/ 
     patch the kernel linux-2.2.14 with the reiserfs patch
    
    cd /usr/src
    path -p0 /path-to/reiserfs-3.5.16-patch
   check for .rej files

  
        After this you compile the kernel according to your requirements (don't forget to turn on reiserfs support) and reboot with the new kernel and check if everything is fine.
        You have to install the reiserfs utilities.The following commands do that

        cd /usr/src/linux/fs/reiserfs
        mkdir bin
        make install
        

        Now you are ready to switch to reiserfs
    
        I assume that you have separate  /usr partition and you want to convert this to reiserfs.
        1.Copy all the data to another partition or harddisk 
      cp -a /usr /mnt/other-partition
      where other-partition is another partition or another hard disk mounted on /mnt/other-partition
       
        2.Switch to single user mode  and unmount /usr partition.(You wouldn't be able to unmount /usr in multiuser mode)
        umount /usr

        3. make reiserfs filesystem on the usr partition
 
        mkreiserfs /dev/hdXX for ide
   
        mkreiserfs /dev/sdXX for SCSI
               
     substitute XX with the correct parameters
     first X - drive number
  eg - hda for ide primary master
     second X - partition number
  eg-  hda1 for first primary partition
       hda5 for first partition in extended partition

     To find out which partition you /usr is
    cat /etc/fstab  and get the entry for /usr
    
         4.Modify the /etc/fstab , change the partition type corresponding to /usr to reiserfs
         
         5.Copy the data back to /usr 
    
         6.Get back to multiuser mode
           init 3

          That's all , you have reiserfs up and running.



Note: 1.For other partitions substitute /usr with the corresponding partition
      2.I wouldn't advise you to convert / to reiserfs
      
      
       
regards,
George Samuel




      

 
        


       
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