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[Jon LaBadie]

^On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 09:08:29PM +0000, Jeff Stoner wrote:
> 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

I wondered how to do this step,  In case others were also wondering:

    tune2fs -O ^has_journal <device>

> - run a e2fsck on the file system
> - mount the file system
> - change the file system type field in /etc/fstab

I'd probably reverse these last two steps; particularly
if you are used to mounting with one argument (ex. mount /opt).

> 
> 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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