From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@sandeen.net>
To: Prithvi Rathore <prithvi_rathore@outlook.com>,
"xfs@oss.sgi.com" <xfs@oss.sgi.com>
Subject: Re: Help setting up XFS
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:21:16 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <53F0F29C.3080707@sandeen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BLU181-W306A7E4DE2F035EA4530139CD70@phx.gbl>
You don't yet need xfs-specific information, I think you need some
very basic linux help. There is a lot of it out there if you look,
for example:
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+format+a+usb+drive+with+linux
-Eric
On 8/16/14, 9:06 PM, Prithvi Rathore wrote:
> Hi,
> I am a student currently pursuing my under-graduation and would love to use XFS. I believe it has a lot to offer and I Iook forwarding to testing and using it on an external device like a pen-drive (USB) for starters.
> I was a bit confused on how to set up XFS. I am currently using Ubuntu 14.04 dual boot (via rEFInd) with Mac OS X on MacBook Air 2013.
> The various documentation available at xfs.org, surely is very informative and provides an elaborate description on XFS features. Setting XFS up however is where i am a bit stuck. From the various online material available, I found the following ways:
>
> 1) From terminal
> # sudo apt-get install xfsprogs
> # sudo apt-get install xfsdump
> I believe it sets up the version 3.1.9.
>
> 2) Another method was, that i tried was downloading the tar file from the sgi link. It downloaded xfs-progs-
> 3.2.1.tar.gz
>
> 3) From various discussions done online i found people changing a few settings in the $ make menuconfig GUI
> screen, hence adding support for XFS.
>
> I am also a bit confused on how to use the device name (USB pen drive) when i will run the mkfs.xfs as I heard it doesn't work for a mounted device.
> I know you may be busy and my mail might seem a bit amateur, but I would really appreciate if you could guide me on how to setup XFS and run it for a USB device. Any link explaining the same would also be really appreciated. Thank you.
>
> Warm Regards
>
>
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-17 2:06 Help setting up XFS Prithvi Rathore
2014-08-17 18:21 ` Eric Sandeen [this message]
2014-08-18 10:31 ` Carlos E. R.
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