How to Enable EXT4 from boot: and from initrd ?

[ncc1701]

I am new here, and cannot currently post any questions to proper forums I really really need to, and it has been like pulling teeth to locate anything concrete both on f*.org and elsewhere on the internet regarding how to get EXT4 support enabled when installing F*10. Apologize in advance, I take it people don't want to talk about F* here in the Linux Chat Lounge, so not mentioning the word LOL. But if someone would be able to post the exact parameters to complete the need, I would be most appreciative, and I think it would be the only place on earth it has been done yet, I mean in a explicit form.

Boot method:
boot: _____ ? (is it just "ext4' or is there more to it?)

Bootloader method:
title F* (...)
root(...)
kernel /.............. ________ ? (what is the exact param and syntax to enable ext4 support? )
initrd ....

I am not kidding, I searched high an low and cannot find this. I've only found one generally stated instance talking about params 'nomodeset' and 'ext4', but no syntax anywhere.

Also, does the Desktop version of F*10 support or not support ext4 ? Or do you need the full DVD download version to support ext4 ?

Additionally, I am not finding much in the way of XFS and ReiserFS support from Anaconda - I take it at this point not supported from install. With "lsmod" I see modules for those FS types installed, but I would need more exacting docs about using those FS types instead of EXT3 or 4 on the F*10 Linux OS. I sure wish Anaconda support for these was available.

Many thanks to you in advance, as all I'd like to do is make this work.
ncc

[SlowJet]

To install Fedora 10 ...period

download, burn, and bootup with the DVD F10 version.
When you see the first blue screen and a timer ticking down,
press TAB key.
You will see the installer's kernel line.
press <space bar> ext4
press enter

When the disk screen shows up select custom partitioning from the dropdown box.
Crate the /boot as ext3
create a swap as swap
create /boot and a /home as ext4

After firstboot (ignoring the graphic updater) do
setenforce 0
yum clean all --enablerepo=updates-testing
yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing
touch /.autorelabel
reboot

At the grub line press esc key to get the kernel line.
On the kernel line press e key to edit
arrow to the end and add
<space bar> setenforce 0
pres enter, pres b

After up and running start up semanage and set enforcing to permissive on first line (this will make booting easier until selinux-policy catches up)

Go to koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/
click on builds
select k and find kernel
look for >= kernel-2.6.27.9-155
download the kernel and firmware package and (headers devel if needed)
in a term use rpm -ivh kernel-...fc10.rpm --test
if good remove --test and enter again.

reboot

after up and running in a term
enter
setenforce 1

g/l
piece of cake.

SJ

[aleph]

Even if you've installed the OS to ext3 partitions, you can change them to ext4 later. Google for "ext3 to ext4 tune2fs".

Remember don't put /boot on an ext4 partition. This would confuse GRUB.

[ncc1701]

Thank you both - that is probably the best installer instructions I've seen, most straight forward yet with enough actual details one needs.

Actually, does the Plymouth bootloader support ext4 or other fs types (xfs, reiserfs) ? (I think Plymouth is what it is called?)

[aleph]

Plymouth is the fancy graphic boot program. The boot loader is called GNU GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader).

[ncc1701]

>When you see the first blue screen and a timer ticking down,
>press TAB key.
>You will see the installer's kernel line.
>press <space bar> ext4
>press enter

Does F10 support XFS and ReiserFS this way too with a boot: option such as xfs ?