ext3 on OldWorld Macs

[yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com]

Hi,

Do not worry. You can change any linux partition to ext3,
even though you are running linux in old Macs. At any rate, 
you must use BootX to boot linux in old macs, then you must 
place your start up kernel, which knows how to handle ext3 
file systems,  in one of the hfs(+) partitions. Therefore, 
you can safely change any linux partition in ext3.

This holds for yaboot boot as well. Even though you use old 
yaboot, if you place your kernel in one of the hfs(+) 
partitions, you can change all linux partitions in ext3. 
Of course, it is better to use yaboot of recent versions 
which allows you to place your kernel in any file system, 
hfs(+), ext2, or ext3.

Cheers,
kaz

From: Richard Petty <techie@austin.rr.com>
> Yes, I did convert two of my three partitions to ext3 by hand, but 
> there's reason why I didn't convert the partition to which YDL boots.

> I won't be able to because, not only do I not have a recent enough 
> version of yaboot, I don't use yaboot at all on my Old World Mac.
> 
> Terra Soft Systems doesn't seem to think I should run ext3, either, and 
> there's evidence that supports their position. Therefore, I'm hesitant.