On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 01:37:08AM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > "John H. Robinson, IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > 1) no mkfs.reiserfs in the root.bin > > scripts/rootdisk/SMALL_BASE_LIST_i386_reiserfs lists 'sbin/mkreiserfs'. > Isn't that the right thing? If not, please check in a fix.
the scripts/rootdisk/SMALL_BASE_LIST_i386_reiserfs is correct. > > 2) Install Kernel and Driver Modules -> > > harddisk : partition on the hard disk -> > > /dev/hda6: Linux native (happens to be reiserfs) -> > > Mount Failed (The partition was not mounted successfully.) > > I would suggest booting with 'debug' option, trying the actual 'mount' > arguments as reported in the system log when you use debug. the problem is interesting: the code looks at the partition number (82) and then reverse maps that to ``ext2'' and mounts with that -t option. since ext3, ext2, xfs, and resierfs all share that same code, i wrote a little routine that uses the magic number code from partition_config.c, added it to util.c, and used that if the partition is ``ext2''. it works for reiserfs, anyway. * code not checked in yet, want to test with ext2 > > 3) ftp.us.debian.org seems to be out of date, the modules installed were > > 2.2.19-reiserfs > > Huh, that's wierd. Seems like a build problem -- try 'make distclean' > before building. will do. -john -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]