[Novalug] File system question

[Jeff Stoner]

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009, Kevin Starkey wrote:

> Does anyone know if there's any way to get a Linux install from an EXT3
> fs to an EXT2 fs?

Google has lots of answers.
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/ref-guide/s1-filesystem-ext2-revert.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=56621

> I'm guessing the answer is 'no', but I'm hoping someone'll say it's
> possible.

The general process is:

- unmount the file system
- remove journaling from the file system
- run a e2fsck on the file system
- mount the file system
- change the file system type field in /etc/fstab

Since you're wanting to revert an entire system, you'll have to boot off a 
CD (a live CD or a rescue CD should do) to remove journaling from the root 
file system.


--Jeff

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