Re: [expert] Mount problem on XFS partition

[Stefano Pogliani]

I think I certainly need some more help here.

1.

"You're not actually copying to the xfs filesystem, only to the directory /mnt/backup."

Does this mean that there is some other step to be done after formatting an XFS partition?
What does it mean writeing to a directory "without" copying to a filesystem ?


2.

My /etc/fstab looks this way
/dev/hda5 /mnt/backup xfs defaults 1 2


3.

"The disk is formatted but no filesystem is created. I've not played much with XFS, but on most other filesystems the formatting and creation of the actual filesystem are separate steps."

How would I create a filesystem on the XFS formatted partition?


4.

"Your kernel does not support XFS or the module is not loaded. This would be unusual unless you've modified your kernel."

I did not modify my kernel. I am running MDK 8.2 standard (download edition)

5.




Thanks a lot for your help. Best regards
/stefano
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Stefano Pogliani wrote:

I just tried today to create an XFS partition on a new hard drive. It was the first time I was playing with Journalized partitions, so I may have done something strange.

I used diskdrake and created an XFS partition. I formatted it and then I rebooted (as I was asked to do).

On rebooting I noticed an error message when trying to mount the newly created partition. I did not make that much attention.

Then when issuing the "df -Tk" command (to just see my brand new first-time XFS partition listed) I did not see it. Well, I thought, maybe there is something I am missing.... so I verified in /etc/fstab and the partition is listed correctly there.

I can copy files in this partition (mount point is /mnt/backup) and all went well with the copy (and subsequent "ls" command).

You're not actually copying to the xfs filesystem, only to the directory
/mnt/backup.

So, I decided to MOUNT that partition to verify if mounting would make the partition visible by the "df -Tk" command.... and, surprise, I saw the same error message I saw during boot:

[root@scarlet root]# mount /mnt/backup/
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda5,
or too many mounted file systems

What does your /etc/fstab show?

(/dev/hd5 is where the /mnt/backup XFS partition is created).

Any idea of what I did wrong?
This was an experiment: I wanted to make sure I was able to do something with Journalized partitions before moving to MDK 9.0 where I am planning to use journalized partitions everywhere.

Thanks a lot for any hint.

It could be a few things:
The disk is formatted but no filesystem is created. I've not played
much with XFS, but on most other filesystems the formatting and
creation of the actual filesystem are separate steps.

Your /etc/fstab has an incorrect entry for the mount.

Your kernel does not support XFS or the module is not loaded. This
would be unusual unless you've modified your kernel.





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