[Voyage-linux] Voyage 0.9 installation problem with Grub

[Michael Fung]

Is there any points in using ext4 for /boot or even the root fs in the 
alix environment? I hate grub2.

I only use ext4 on my usb HDD.

Rgds,
Michael

On 10/15/2012 2:16 PM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> To support ext4, I think there are 2 options:
>
> 1. modify voyage-update related scripts to support grub2, or
> 2. At installation, upgrade grub to grub2.
>
> I really don't want to touch existing grub1 code for installation.  I
> would rather run upgrade-from-grub-legacy at installation.
>
> http://wiki.debian.org/Grub#Upgrading_from_v1_to_v2
>
> Any volunteer?
>
> Regards,
> Punky
>
> On 10/15/2012 10:44 AM, Joshua Anhalt wrote:
>> Grub 1 (the default in Voyage) does not supporting booting to an ext4
>> filesystem
>> <https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Howto#Booting_from_an_ext4_filesystem>.
>> (There are some efforts to support that, but I don't think those
>> patches are present in the current Voyage grub1.)
>>
>> You can install a recent grub2, or make a separate ext2/3 formatted
>> /boot partition.
>>
>> Joshua
>>
>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 5:51 AM, kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr
>> <mailto:kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for your prompt reply. Using only one partition solved the
>>> problem. The OS loads nicely.
>>> However, is it possible to use a journaling file system like ext4
>>> instead of ext2?
>>> I tried altering format-cf.sh and use mkfs.ext4 instead of mkfs.ext2
>>> and again, the grub> command prompt appears.
>>>
>>> The reason I prefer ext4 is to avoid inode reference problems after
>>> sudden power-offs. Do you think that ext2 along with the read-only
>>> mounting is enough? If so, after I shrink the main ext2 partition,
>>> can I make an ext4 partition in the remaining space? I need
>>> read-write access to the second partition.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Kostas Birkos
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Arun Khan  wrote:
>>>>                On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:25 PM,
>>>> <kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr <mailto:kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr>> wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a problem while trying to install Voyage 0.9 in a CF card.
>>>>> Using GParted in Ubuntu 12.04, I created 2 primary partitions in
>>>>> the CF.
>>>>> 2 GB for the OS and another 6 GB for storage. During the installation
>>>>> process, I select the first partition to install Voyage.
>>>>
>>>> Rather than pre-partition the CF hard disk, let the VL installer
>>>> choose the *entire* CF disk for the first partition.
>>>> After completing the installation, you can shrink the first partition
>>>> to your desired size and free up the rest.
>>>>
>>>> Also update the grub installation on the CF card.
>>>>
>>>> Let us know if this solves your problem.
>>>>
>>>> -- Arun Khan
>>>>
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