ubuntu 9.04 installation problem

[Karl F. Larsen]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Mark Haney wrote:
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>> Mahadi Hasan wrote:
>>> I've recently recieved a CD of ubuntu 9.04 that I requested.
>>> I tried to install this version replacing the 8.10 one with Window xp
> 
>> 	Well ext4 is still experimental and I STRONG suggest you use ext3 file
>> system. Using the manual partition method is fine so long as you know
>> how to use it.
>>
>> 	So replace ext4 with ext3 and try again.
>>
>>
>> 73 Karl
> 
> 
> You really need to stop giving out crappy advice.  ext4 is not
> considered experimental in anything but using it on the /boot partition.
> I've successfully installed and used a couple of different distros with
> ext4 partitions (except the /boot/) and had no trouble at all.
> 
> To me, this isn't a filesystem issue.  It sounds to me like either a bug
> in the installer interacting with his hardware, or even something as
> simple as the system is not writing the partition table correctly.
> 
> He really doesn't give us enough information to help with debugging it,
> and personally, I'd prefer finding the real problem rather than avoiding
> it by dropping to ext3.  It's possible that it doesn't matter WHAT
> filesystem he uses, it'll do the same thing.
> 
> 
> 
> 
	Well Mark, since your better than a can of cheap beer, why is it bad to
use ext4 on a boot partition??? I think ext4 IS experimental and CAN be
the problem. And this user WAS using ext4 on /boot!!!!

	So think before pretending to be smart.


73 Karl


- --

	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
	#450462   http://counter.li.org.
        Key ID = 3951B48D

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFKXkaSNuSIOjlRtI0RAlpHAJsGO1AO8AhUv5cbECBgcN6UtAgc7ACgmT4w
26uY7sRWNBZHXatgcXH1YaQ=
=zBDJ
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----