On Mi, 2005-09-28 at 18:25 +0400, Vitaly Fertman wrote: > > 2.6.11 refused to boot the > > root partition, claiming that there were an inconsistency in the FS. > > the disk format got new parameters and old kernels cannot understand it right.
Ah, I see. So maybe it would be a good idea if the new fs version would put up a big fat warning to syslog when it detects a partition written by a previous version, telling the user that he is about to break compatibility to his older version (and that the must upgrade userland tools, too!) > > Sep 28 08:44:20 rtfm kernel: WARNING: wrong pset member (11) for 42 > > Sep 28 08:44:20 rtfm kernel: WARNING: unused space in inode 42 > which fsck version? 1.0.4 > > the man page said that this would be read-only. > > it says: > " --check > the default action checks the consistency and reports, but does not > repair any corruption that it finds. This option may be used on a > read-only file system mount. > " > it does not mean 100% read-only check. Okay, you sound a bit like a lawyer, but: you right me wrong. > > There was my fourth surprise: This fsck thing had LIED to me; it was not > > read-only. > > why do you think --build-fs is read-only? Had not gone --build-fs yet. This was still about --check. > > It may have checked the fs read-only but it must have > > treacherously flipped some "error" bit somewhere on disk > > Warning, mounting filesystem with fatal errors, forcing read-only mount > > (followed by the error from above) > > do you see anything relevant in the syslog? That line was in the syslog. > > So much for --check being just a check. I grabbed a book and lost about > > two more precious working hours running the --build-fs thing. > you need to clarify what reiser4progs version you are running. > 1.0.5 fixes the fs to the letest format, which is needed for 2.6.13. > 1.0.3 to the 2.6.10's one. 1.0.4 . As I am now back on 2.6.11, I guess I should not upgrade to 1.0.5 or would that not do harm anyway? thanks for answering! kind regards, Fionn -- I believe we have been called by history to lead the world. G.W. Bush, 2002-03-01
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