Well, it's in the middle of a fsck on /dev/md2 right now. I sure
hope what I had in there won't mess anything up, or I'll probable
be looking for another job :-) I shouldn't be smiling.
-jeremy
>
> Ahhh, err don't think so.....
>
> sector size has nothing to do with partition "type" I haven't studied the
> code and am not really a C programmer (I have done mostly Assembly
> language, but in the past and not X86) ... My interpretation was that it
> should just be :-
>
> > add_partition(hd, current_minor, this_sector+START_SECT(p)*sector_size,
> > NR_SECTS(p), ptype(p));
>
> That works for me, but there was another message on here saying "just set
> it to 0" that may work also... I'd have to examine the code.
>
> James
>
> On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, XxEDGExX wrote:
>
> >
> > This is after I applied Alan's ac1. Here are my add_partition lines in
> > genhd.c:
> >
> > line 268
> > add_partition(hd, current_minor, this_sector+START_SECT(p)*sector_size,
> > NR_SECTS(p), ptype(p)*sector_size);
> >
> > line 566
> > add_partition(hd, minor, first_sector+START_SECT(p)*sector_size,
> > NR_SECTS(p), ptype(p)*sector_size);
> >
> > Is this correct? It did compile, but I'm remote and don't want to
> > reboot until tomorrow morning.
> >
> > Thanks
> > -jeremy
> >
> > > Whoops... yes, I thought about this on the way home. genhd.c must be fixed in
> > > two spots for add_partition calls. Just stick a ,0 at the end of each. I'm
> > > running it now and so far it seems just dandy.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, A James Lewis wrote:
> > > >
> > > >It appears to me that you must add the "ptype(p)" to add_partition in
> > > >genhd.c otherwise the kernel will not compile!
> > > >
> > > >But otherwise I agree....
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, John Gruenenfelder wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, XxEDGExX wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> >I hate to ask, but I'm desperate. Are we far off from a clean 2.2.2
> > > >> >patch?
> > > >> >
> > > >> >I have major NFS issues that I'm hoping 2.2.2 will fix, but I can't go any
> > > >> >further until the raid patches become available.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Thanks
> > > >> >-jeremy
> > > >>
> > > >> I wouldn't worry about it. When you apply the patch there will be 4 rejects.
> > > >> One in mmap.c and three in genhd.c. These can all safely be ignored. If you
> > > >> look at the .rej files, you'll notice that all these rejects would have done
> > > >> is rearrange some code and maybe add some blank lines.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> --John Gruenenfelder
> > > >> Elrond, Duke of URL http://www.azstarnet.com/~elrond
> > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >> "This is the most fun I've had without being drenched in the blood
> > > >> of my enemies!"
> > > >> --Sam of Sam & Max
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >James ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > > >Vortex Internet
> > > >My operating system unders~1 long filena~1, and yours?
> > > >
> > >
> > > --John Gruenenfelder
> > > Elrond, Duke of URL http://www.azstarnet.com/~elrond
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> > > "This is the most fun I've had without being drenched in the blood
> > > of my enemies!"
> > > --Sam of Sam & Max
> > >
> >
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> Vortex Internet
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