[CentOS-docs] CentOS Wiki Contribution

Sun Mar 27 12:39:20 UTC 2011
Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org>

On 27 March 2011 13:33, Phil Schaffner <Philip.R.Schaffner at nasa.gov> wrote:
> Alex/AT wrote on 03/27/2011 06:58 AM:
>> Manuel Wolfshant<wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro>  писал(а) в своём письме Sun,
>> 27 Mar 2011 14:57:27 +0400:

>>> I modified it a bit.
>>>
>>> However, I fail to understand why is all this complicate procedure
>>> needed, given that starting the installer with "linux ext4" (linux
>>> ext4dev for the centos releases prior to 5.5, if I am not mistaken)
>>> achieves the same goal without any need for workarounds ? The ext4 type
>>> of filesystem will be present in the disk druid interface and can be
>>> used exactly as any other one.

>> Oops. Did not know that. If that is the case, the the article is really
>> not needed.

> My wetware failure is to blame here - was thinking that only came in
> with RHEL6 and failed to check; however, a brief article on ext4 the
> "right way" would still be worthwhile.

Perhaps one of the QA team would test / confirm an ext4 installation,
whilst QA'ing C-5.6 ?

Looks east . . . Wolfy ?  Looks west . . . Phil ?

Alan.