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diff --git a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml index cb49da0b4..a5b9df3d9 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml @@ -10,23 +10,49 @@ <title>Creating a File System on the Partition</title> - <para>Now that a blank partition has been set up, the file system can be created. - The most widely-used system in the Linux world is the second extended file - system (<systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>), but with newer - high-capacity hard disks, journaling file systems are becoming increasingly - popular. The third extended filesystem (<systemitem - class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>) is a widely used enhancement to - <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>, which adds journaling - capabilities and is compatible with the E2fsprogs utilities. - We will create an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> - file system. Instructions for creating other file systems can be found at - <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/postlfs/filesystems.html"/>.</para> + <para>Now that a blank partition has been set up, the file system can be + created. LFS can use any file system recognized by the Linux kernel, but the + most common types are ext3 and ext4. The choice of file system can be + complex and depends on the characteristics of the files and the size of + the partition. For example:</para> - <para>To create an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> file - system on the LFS partition, run the following:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>ext2</term> + <listitem><para>is suitable for small partitions that are updated infrequently + such as /boot.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>ext3</term> + <listitem><para>is an upgrade to ext2 that includes a journal + to help recover the partition's status in the case of an unclean + shutdown. It is commonly used as a general purpose file system. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>ext4</term> + <listitem><para>is the latest version of the ext file system family of + partition types. It provides several new capabilties including + nano-second timestamps, creation and use of very large files (16 TB), and + speed improvements.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> -<screen role="nodump"><userinput>mke2fs -jv /dev/<replaceable><xxx></replaceable></userinput></screen> + <para>Other file sytems, including FAT32, NTFS, ReiserFS, JFS, and XFS are + useful for specialized purposes. More information about these file systems + can be found at <ulink + url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems"/>.</para> + <para>LFS assumes that the root file system (/) is of type ext4. To create + an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem> file system on the LFS + partition, run the following:</para> + +<screen role="nodump"><userinput>mkfs -v -t ext4 /dev/<replaceable><xxx></replaceable></userinput></screen> + +<!-- <para>Replace <replaceable><xxx></replaceable> with the name of the LFS partition (<filename class="devicefile">sda5</filename> in our previous example).</para> @@ -61,7 +87,7 @@ make #note that we intentionally don't 'make install' here! cd /tmp rm -rfv e2fsprogs-&e2fsprogs-version;</userinput></screen> </note> - +--> <para>If you are using an existing <systemitem class="filesystem">swap </systemitem> partition, there is no need to format it. If a new <systemitem class="filesystem"> swap</systemitem> partition was created, |