From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from relay.sgi.com (relay1.corp.sgi.com [137.38.102.111]) by oss.sgi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84AFD7F47 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:02:22 -0500 (CDT) Received: from cuda.sgi.com (cuda2.sgi.com [192.48.176.25]) by relay1.corp.sgi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66A3B8F8035 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:02:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nm7-vm10.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com (nm7-vm10.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com [106.10.148.185]) by cuda.sgi.com with ESMTP id TxXDY56pXbSyrvi8 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:02:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 05:02:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Gim Leong Chin Message-ID: <206349252.651888.1442466130259.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <55FA0DA2.5050609@opensuse.org> References: <55FA0DA2.5050609@opensuse.org> Subject: Re: XFS FAQ - out of date? MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Gim Leong Chin List-Id: XFS Filesystem from SGI List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0099162577562659487==" Errors-To: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com Sender: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com To: "Carlos E. R." , XFS mail list --===============0099162577562659487== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_651887_860286939.1442466130254" ------=_Part_651887_860286939.1442466130254 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have openSUSE 13.2 on two computers, both have XFS V5 with CRC enabled on= the root partition and home partition.=C2=A0 There are no other partitions= other than swap and vFAT for UEFI boot on one of them.=C2=A0 GRUB is in MB= R on one and in vFAT for UEFI boot for the new desktop. Gim Leong From: Carlos E. R. To: XFS mail list =20 Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2015, 8:47 Subject: Re: XFS FAQ - out of date? =20 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2015-09-17 02:36, Viktor Trojanovic wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I just tried to do a fresh install of Arch Linux using XFS for my > root system. According to the xfs.org FAQ, this is supported. But > it didn't work. >=20 > I later found (very few) sources that confirmed that Grub is not=20 > compatible with the current XFS level 5, that SuSE created a patch > for the problem but it wasn't adopted upstream. If this is true, > consider updating the FAQ. If it is not true, I would very much > appreciate some hints how to do it properly. I don't know if it is true or not, and I use openSUSE, so I'd have that patch. However, in the past there have been problems with XFS and grub, so my routine is to use a separate /boot partition and install grub there. - --=20 Cheers / Saludos, =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Carlos E. R. =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcont= ar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlX6DaAACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UlKQCbB4lfGsxqm/Niq6isjNqGn/Bi n4EAn3t5NgIumeMwgrEnDxd18rPSoOGY =3DJufm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@oss.sgi.com http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs ------=_Part_651887_860286939.1442466130254 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have openSUSE 13.2 on two computers, both have X= FS V5 with CRC enabled on the root partition and home partition. Ther= e are no other partitions other than swap and vFAT for UEFI boot on one of = them. GRUB is in MBR on one and in vFAT for UEFI boot for the new des= ktop.

<= div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1442460038059_14711" dir=3D"ltr">Gim Leong

=

From: Carlos E. R. = <carlos.e.r@opensuse.org>
T= o: XFS mail list <xfs@oss.sgi.com>
Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2015, 8:47
= Subject: Re: XFS FAQ - out= of date?

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On 2015-09-17 02:36,= Viktor Trojanovic wrote:
> Hi,
>=
> I just tried to do a fresh install of Arch Linux u= sing XFS for my
> root system. According to the xfs.or= g FAQ, this is supported. But
> it didn't work.
>
> I later found (very few) sources t= hat confirmed that Grub is not
> compatible with the = current XFS level 5, that SuSE created a patch
> for t= he problem but it wasn't adopted upstream. If this is true,
> consider updating the FAQ. If it is not true, I would very much
> appreciate some hints how to do it properly.

I don't know if it is true or not, and I use o= penSUSE, so I'd have
that patch. However, in the past the= re have been problems with XFS and
grub, so my routine is= to use a separate /boot partition and install
grub there= .

- --
Cheers / Sal= udos,

&= nbsp; Carlos E. R.
= (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
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