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Convert root file system from ext2 to ext3

Installed Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community yesterday

After looking around, I found the following steps that help me convert
my root file system from ext2 to ext3 (Journaling) File System:

According to http://goats.gnue.org/~dneighbo/notes/jfs.html

Quote:

1. Determine the location of the parition (i.e. hdXX).
2. Run tune2fs -j /dev/hdaXX (where XX is the partition like hda1)
3. Edit /etc/fstab and change ext2 to ext3 for parition ran tune2fs for in step 2.
4. Run mount -a
5. Run tune2fs -c0 -i0 /dev/hdaXX to turn off system checks.
6. Next reboot will put into effect.
7. After reboot run df -T to verify ext3.

Before going ahead and doing this, I wanted to know if - with respct to Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community:
a. Are the above steps appropriate and complete?
b. Is there anything within Mandrakelinux that does the same conversion to itself?

why don't you just format and install using ext3 or, better yet, reiserfs??

How is reiserfs better?

Quote:

Originally posted by lothario
How is reiserfs better?

one word, PERFORMANCE...

ext3 is basically ext2 with a journaling layer on top of it... reiserfs, on the other hand, was built as a journaling system from the ground-up, and is regarded by many as the most stable journaling filesystem out there...

reiserfs is the default filesystem on lots of distros, including slackware linux, with good reason...

check-out the website for more info about why reiserfs is so good:

http://www.namesys.com/

Ok, I read the material on namesys
Is it possible to convert from ext2 to reiserfs?
Or do I have to reinstall Mandrake all over again?
I prefer not to reinstall, it would be a lot of work.