Debian Configuration :: Convert Ext3 To Ext4 Without Damage A System?

Jul 28, 2011

I have squeeze with ext3 installed. Howto convert ext3 to ext4 without lost data or damage a running system?

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Debian Configuration :: Convert Ext3 To Ext4?

May 21, 2010

I've Squeeze installed on ext3 (Upgrade from Lenny). Howto convert ext3 to ext4?

BTW What are advantages & disadvantages of ext4?

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Debian Configuration :: Live Migration To Ext3 To Ext4 On A LVM2 System

May 5, 2011

I have successful upgraded my system from Lenny to Squeeze and have even installed NVIDIA Driver successful, as well as other applications that I need. My system is now running smoothly and okey. My applications are also running smoothly except Skype 2.2 (Debian Forum Guys are currently helping me solve it).

However, I do want to upgrade my file system to ext4 in order to take its advance features and advantages especially that my system is now in WORK HORSE mode. However, I am not confident enough to do it because the guide is limited and does not tackle the issue of a system using ext3 with LVM2 on it.

Therefore, my question is how do I migrate (LIVE) my Ext3 to Ext4 on my system that uses LVM2? A clear and understandable guide is highly appreciated especially that I am newbie on it.

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Debian :: Convert Ext3 To Ext4?

May 17, 2010

I had Lenny with ext3 installed on my notebook. I've done the Upgrade from Lenny to Squeeze. Howto and should I convert ext3 to ext4?

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General :: Convert Ext3 To Ext4?

Mar 9, 2010

how to convert ext3 to ext4? I'd like to convert partitions which I use for virtual machines (vmware-server and virtualbox). I use Ubuntu 9.10 as vmware-server host and Gentoo as virtualbox host.

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Ubuntu Servers :: Convert Ext3 To Ext4 On Remote

Jul 24, 2011

I need to convert my server(10.04) to ext4 from ext3 and want to make sure I am going to do this the correct way.

Edit fstab to ext4

Code:
sed -i s/ext3/ext4/ /etc/fstab
Run the tune2fs command, the filesystem is mounted is this ok?
Code:
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/md0

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Debian :: Convert Ext3 To Ext2 On A Existing System ?

Jan 24, 2011

How to convert all ext3 partitions to ext2 on a existing Lenny without damage a system?

Code:

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Ubuntu :: Converting Ext3 To Ext4 On An Installed System ?

Nov 18, 2010

I've recently installed Ubuntu 10.10 on a machine, unfortunately, the hard drive was ext3 partitioned. Is there a way of converting this partition to ext4 without having to re-format and hence reinstall the entire OS ?

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CentOS 5 :: Which File System Use 5.6 By Default Ext3 Or Ext4

Aug 29, 2011

Which file system uses Centos 5.6 by default, Ext3 or Ext4? I have installed on Ext3, it's upgrade from 5.5, but howto convert into Ext4 without damage or lost data?

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Fedora Security :: Encrypt Ext3 / Ext4 File System?

Jan 6, 2011

I want encrypt my fedora file system.
How to i can encrypt ext3 or ext4 file system.

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General :: Stuck Choosing Between Ext4 And Ext3 For The File System?

Jul 7, 2011

I was in the process of installing Ubuntu 11.10, but got stuck choosing which file system to use. ext3 and ext4; which is better for a personal desktop? If ext4 is better, will it work well on my old PC (bought 3 years ago), or perhaps ext4 is not actually compatible with an old hard disk?

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Ubuntu Installation :: Cannot Boot System After Migration From Ext4 Down To Ext3

Mar 22, 2010

I have been able to get most of the way through the process of changing from using ext4 back to using ext3, but something is not quite right so my system does not boot properly.

I have a system that was running Karmic Koala 9.10 as a server (no graphical environment). I had two drives using RAID1 with LVM on top, where the logical volumes of oldvg (old volume group) were using mostly ext4. /boot was not part of the RAID: it's on a separate physical drive and uses ext2.

I recently added two more drives and used RAID1 and LVM, and made all lv partitions (/, /usr, /var, /tmp, /opt, /home, /srv) ext3. I used rsync to duplicate the contents onto the logical volumes of newvg (new volume group). I was careful with rsync's option switches, and this part seems to be fine.

I also edited (the new) /etc/fstab and changed the UUIDs of the seven mount points to point to the logical volumes that are part of newvg instead of oldvg, and added new entries to (the new) /boot/grub/menu.lst to refer to newvg in addition to those that I left around to refer to oldvg.

This wasn't sufficient: rebooting here failed, but I went in with a rescue disk, and first updated /boot/grub/device.map to include the new physical drives. I then mounted all the new logical volumes, mounted boot also at its proper place, and entered a chroot of the new system as it should be mounted. Once there, (and after making a backup of /boot) I ran "update-initramfs -k all -c" to rebuild the initrd images that were stored on /boot. Finally, I also edited /etc/mtab so that the two entries that referred to oldvg now refer to newvg instead.

Now, the machine begins to boot from newvg, but the console text includes messages like:

And a bit later,

Now, at this shell if I type mount, I see:

I am actually confused as to why there are only entries for /root and /var in /etc/mtab, actually, instead of entries for all of the main mount points. I am thinking it must be part of the boot staging process, because there are entries for newvg-usr, newvg-tmp, etc. in /etc/fstab.

When I type any of pvdisplay, vgdisplay, or lvdisplay, I get

In fact, even if I run lvm, I get a similar error:

However, if I go back to the rescue cd, pvdisplay, vgdisplay, and lvdisplay do show that all of the partitions from both the old and new volume groups are available.

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Ubuntu :: Which Command Should Run From The Terminal To Know Which File System (ext3 - Ext4) Runs On

Dec 27, 2010

I'd like to know which command i should run from the terminal to know which file system (ext3, ext4, etc...) my Ubuntu runs on.

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General :: Ext4 New File System Mounting Compatibility With The Older Ext3 Type?

Sep 7, 2009

How well is the ext4 new file system mounting compatibility with the older ext3 previous Linux installations ? I refer to Ubuntu 9.04 and the new Fedora 11 which have the option to install with the ext4 file format. Will it be better if I install with the older ext3, so that I will be able to mount all other Linux from each other in a multi-boot system ?

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Debian :: Ext3 Or Ext4 For Squeeze - Which One Is Safe

Feb 26, 2011

I've heard that ext4 has better performance, but that it will also eat my hard drive. Has this problem been fixed? What would be a safer bet on a squeeze box? Is there even anything to worry about?

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Ubuntu :: Sh:grub - Root Mount File System Failed ... Ext2 Ext3 Ext4

Mar 27, 2010

I have dual boot system..i.e, windows XP and ubuntu 9.10(insatlled side by side). when i try to boot ubuntu, Im gettin sh:grub > prompt

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I am getting something like this.. root mount file system failed.. ext2 ext3 ext4 ....... kernel panic message and hanged at kenelthreadhelpper+ what can i do.. I cant reinstall ubuntu again.. Because I have installed nany application there..

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Debian :: What Will Be Squeeze's Default Filesystem - Ext3 Or Ext4 ?

Apr 30, 2010

I'm wondering if anyone knows what will be Squeeze's default filesystem. Will it be the proven ext3 or the newer (sometimes faster, sometimes slower) ext4?

I currently have ext4 and I have nothing to complain about. In fact, my overall experience has been very positive. Ext4 is definitely faster when fsck runs during boot.

What would be the cons of having ext4 as default in Squeeze?

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Debian Installation :: Stuck In Initramfs After Ext3>ext4?

Aug 14, 2010

I have Debian Squeeze with linux-2.6.32-5-amd64Ok, so what I did is first changed fstab ext3 to ext4, rebooted, everything looked good. Then I enabled extents and other ext4 features on my root and home partitions using commands

tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/sda3
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/sda4
then I ran e2fsck -fDC0 /dev/sda3

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CentOS 5 :: 5.5 Ext4 Conversion - Ext4 Partition Is Recognized As Ext3?

May 19, 2010

I had 5.4 machine. Upgraded to 5.5 today via yum upgrade. All went fine. Rebooted. Wanted to convert root partition to ext4 (I have three partitions: /boot, / and swap). All of them on software RAID 1 (root is /dev/md2). I did the following for converting

yum install e4fsprogs
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/md2
nano /etc/fstab # I indicated here that my /dev/md2 is of ext4

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OpenSUSE Install :: Convert The File System On Boot Drive From Ext4 To Btrfs?

Sep 11, 2011

I want to convert the file system on my boot drive from ext4 to btrfs.

I have converted by 2nd drive, unsure of how to convert the boot drive and partitions.

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Debian :: Change Boot Loader From Grub To System On Running Lenny Without Damage It?

Feb 1, 2011

How to change boot loader from Grub to syslinux on running Lenny without damage the system?

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Fedora :: Ext3 To Ext4 On Updated F12?

Jan 16, 2010

Is there guide for converting ext3 to ext4 on Fedora? I use Fedora 12 which is regularly updated. How safe is procedure for data, I have only one ext3 partition on disk which has one ntfs and that ext3 partition (and also one small swap partition).

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Fedora :: Format To Use - Ext3 - Ext4 - XFS - For My SSD ?

May 25, 2010

I'm currently using Ubuntu, but just ordered a new SSD (64GB) & plan to install Fedora on it- but just have a few questions...

- What is Fedora's position on MONO & MoonLight?

- I will be leaving /home on my 600+ BGB HDD, but root, /usr & swap will be on my SSD- will there be any potential issues?

- What format should I use (Ext3, Ext4, XFS...) for my SSD?

- Any recommendation of rpm repo's I should add?

- Will FGLRX work with FC13 or FC12

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Ubuntu :: Choose Ext3 Over An Ext4?

Nov 15, 2010

i installed ubuntu 10.04 and accidentally choosen ext3 over my home partition ext4...and now it erased(?) all the files in my home folder...

is there a way to return the ext4 files??

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Server :: Ext4 Slower Than Ext3?

Dec 10, 2010

I have a 6 disk machine, i am using FC12, i created a software raid 5 device /dev/md1

i formatted it
Code:
mkfs.ext4 /dev/md1
and mounted with options as so:

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CentOS 5 :: Reverting From Ext4 To Ext3

Oct 5, 2010

I'm using CentOs 5.4 (2.6.18-164.15.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed Mar 17 11:30:06 EDT 2010 x86_64). I tested out ext4 on a partition for the last few months and it seems to work fine. The issue is that quotas dont seem to work correctly on it. Is there a way to revert back to ext3? Mainly the quota tools do not work on it.

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Ubuntu :: Filesystem Ext2 - Ext3 And Ext4 ?

Apr 30, 2010

I run an upgrade and an update on a lucid lynx beta 2. --- got no problems. but about the filesystems i have some questions because it seems for me that at every system boot the system will run an fsck. somtimes it's shown up, somtimes not. but in /var/log/messages and in syslog

I have always following messages ( occured in beta 2 too ).

But first before i continue - here my disk layout:

And here my filesystem types:

This is my problem because those values are seems to be static ! ( note: this partiton is mounted but not in use ) and last not least: the drive is an external usb scsi disk. but on the other side lucid lynx is running fine on my box.

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Ubuntu Installation :: Ext3 Vs Ext4 When Upgrading To 10.04 From 8.04?

Sep 7, 2010

I am going to do network upgrade of my 8.04 to 10.04 LTS. I have a dual boot with Vista, and currently I can read Ubuntu partition from Vista using Ext2fsd. However, I read that using Ext2fsd with ext4 (default in 10.04) is problematic because of "extents".

My questions: Will the upgrade convert my current ext3 partition into an ext4 one? How can I keep the ext3 partition? The release notes for 10.04 say:

The simplest way to select a different file system such as ext3 at installation time is to add the partman/default_filesystem=ext3 boot parameter when starting the installer.

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Ubuntu :: Moving Data Between Ext3 And Ext4?

Aug 31, 2010

I have a drive with ext3 that was my old /home drive.When I moved to 9.04 I went with ext4 and just linked to my old home drive.My old ext3 drive is becoming unstable so I want to back it up.I have a 500gb ata drive (unfortunately not a sata drive) thatto wipe and put 10.04 on. I want to move my data from this backup driveIm going to back up to, to the new 10.04 until I get another hd as abackup drive.My question is, I know there is some issue between ext3 and 4 and I dontwant to get into a bind. What would be the best format for moving

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Fedora Installation :: F11 With Ext3 Instead Of Ext4 - Crashed Or Failed

Jun 14, 2009

It has crashed or failed to install on a known good system for the 5th time now. I have never had that problem with fedora before. I am now installing with ext3 instead of ext4. I am hoping for better success with it and will update. I was able to try MinGW with WINE before the first crash and I liked what I saw there. Only hoping to be able to get a good install this time.

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