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Re: seeing ext4 fs
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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:42:59 -0700
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On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:08 AM, scot Andrews <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Is there a way to mount another fs(on the same machine) in ext4(to transfer
> files for example for backup purposes).
> The idea is that ext4 is not supported by kernels <2.6.28, so I guess we
> need to wait for the next SL. Or can one still upgrade the kernel?

Please note that ext4 is still a "Technology Preview" in 5.4 and you
will need a userland package like e4fsprogs in addition to the 5.4
kernel.  Here is the documentation:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.4/html/Technical_Notes/chap-Technical_Notes-_Technology_Previews_.html

Akemi

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