[wellylug] Convert ReiserFS to Ext2

[Ewen McNeill]

In message <ICEFIFONJJLLFBEBFNIBKEMKCAAA.jamie.dobbs at orcon.net.nz>, "Jamie Dobbs" writes:
>Are there any programs for either Linux of Windows that will allow me to
>convert an existing Linux ReiserFS partition to ext2?

I'd be surprised if there were anything that could convert it in place;
it'd be quite a task (both have complicated partition structures
scattered throughout the partition) and very difficult to do in such a 
way that no data was lost if it was interrupted.

The usual way to convert from one partition type to another is to copy
the data off, mkfs the partition again, and copy the data back.
Providing you have spare disk space (or a spare disk you can plug in
temporarily) and verify the copies are complete before deleting the
original it's not too much of a drama.  (Historically it was done
through a backup to tape, but tapes are slow, small and expensive 
compared with disks these days.)

Ewen