Re: fsck_ext2fs problems
On Monday 04 July 2005 17:18, Jaap Boender wrote: > I'd like to share a filesystem on the same computer between FreeBSD and > Linux, and as it seems that FreeBSD supports ext2 better than Linux does > ufs(2), I've created an ext2 filesystem. If I were you I'd create an ext3 partion from LInux - this is ext2 with jounalling. fsck_ext2fs can synchronized the partition with it's journal, and ext3 can then be mounted as ext2 by FreeBSD. FreeBSD defaults to mounting ext2 synchronously which is slow, but reliable. On the Linux side ext3 is a good enough filesystem for everyday use. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: fsck_ext2fs problems
On 2005-07-05 11:36, Alex Zbyslaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Jaap Boender wrote: >> I'd like to share a filesystem on the same computer between FreeBSD >> and Linux, and as it seems that FreeBSD supports ext2 better than >> Linux does ufs(2), I've created an ext2 filesystem. Mounting & >> accessing Works fine, except when I try to fsck it, fsck_ext2fs fails >> with the error message: "execve: No such file or directory". When I >> use the e2fsck program, however, I can fsck the filesystem just fine. >> Unfortunately, at boot time, FreeBSD wants to use fsck_ext2fs... >> >> A quick search on the Internet didn't show any solutions, so - does >> anybody here know what I can do to get rid of the error message? > > Does Linux maybe support UFS(1) better than UFS(2)? Not really. The ufs support of Linux needs a bit of patching to support all the block/fragment sizes that FreeBSD can use. I had to patch the kernel with the diff listed here: http://lists.hellug.gr/pipermail/linux-greek-users/2004-November/101772.html to force the Linux kernel to accept perfectly valid UFS1 partitions. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: fsck_ext2fs problems
Are you running ext2fs from Linux? If you are running it from FreeBSD then try making a symlink in /sbin from fsck_ext2fs to wherever you have e2fsck and make sure that e2fsck will be available when fsck runs. That almost certainly means it has to bee on your root partition. (Or just copy it to /sbin). Yes, copying fsck_ext2fs and e2fsck to /sbin works - I've looked in files/fsck_ext2fs.c in the port and I noticed that it only looks for e2fsck in /sbin - hence the execve error. Thanks for the pointer! I got the impression that Linux doesn't support ufs2 at all, and, well, I just trust FreeBSD's ext2 implementation more than I do Linux's ufs one ;) Yours, Jaap Boender ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: fsck_ext2fs problems
Jaap Boender wrote: Hi all, I'd like to share a filesystem on the same computer between FreeBSD and Linux, and as it seems that FreeBSD supports ext2 better than Linux does ufs(2), I've created an ext2 filesystem. Mounting & accessing Works fine, except when I try to fsck it, fsck_ext2fs fails with the error message: "execve: No such file or directory". When I use the e2fsck program, however, I can fsck the filesystem just fine. Unfortunately, at boot time, FreeBSD wants to use fsck_ext2fs... A quick search on the Internet didn't show any solutions, so - does anybody here know what I can do to get rid of the error message? Does Linux maybe support UFS(1) better than UFS(2)? Are you running ext2fs from Linux? If you are running it from FreeBSD then try making a symlink in /sbin from fsck_ext2fs to wherever you have e2fsck and make sure that e2fsck will be available when fsck runs. That almost certainly means it has to bee on your root partition. (Or just copy it to /sbin). If you do not want to fsck the filesystem at all at startup then set the sixth (last) field in /etc/fstab to 0. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
fsck_ext2fs problems
Hi all, I'd like to share a filesystem on the same computer between FreeBSD and Linux, and as it seems that FreeBSD supports ext2 better than Linux does ufs(2), I've created an ext2 filesystem. Mounting & accessing Works fine, except when I try to fsck it, fsck_ext2fs fails with the error message: "execve: No such file or directory". When I use the e2fsck program, however, I can fsck the filesystem just fine. Unfortunately, at boot time, FreeBSD wants to use fsck_ext2fs... A quick search on the Internet didn't show any solutions, so - does anybody here know what I can do to get rid of the error message? Thanks, Jaap Boender ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: where is fsck_ext2fs ?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 FreeBsdBeni wrote: | Hi, | | When trying to do an fsck on an ext2fs partition, I got an error message | saying "fsck: exec fsck_ext2fs for /dev/ad0s3 in /sbin:/usr/sbin: No such | file or directory". A closer look in /sbin and /usr/sbin revealed indeed the | absence of fsck_ext2fs. And in /usr/src/sbin there is nothing too (only | mount_ext2fs still exists). In the portstree there is only a readme.html file | in sysutils/fsck_ext2fs. Where did fsck_ext2fs go to and how do I get it | back ? | I'm running 5.3-rc2. In my kernel I have "options ext2fs" compiled. | Thanks ! | Beni. %grep -e "fsck_ext2fs" /usr/ports/MOVED sysutils/fsck_ext2fs|sysutils/e2fsprogs|2004-03-01|Better utility So it's in sysutils/e2fsprogs now. - -- Jeremy Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBh1VCfb0Lle2MIEIRAvXiAJ42mKBTeOMLk7etyp7oKTh4H0bXSgCfROjL hQfjk7t3ZKFQd6nA4PsPVio= =Ixz3 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
where is fsck_ext2fs ?
Hi, When trying to do an fsck on an ext2fs partition, I got an error message saying "fsck: exec fsck_ext2fs for /dev/ad0s3 in /sbin:/usr/sbin: No such file or directory". A closer look in /sbin and /usr/sbin revealed indeed the absence of fsck_ext2fs. And in /usr/src/sbin there is nothing too (only mount_ext2fs still exists). In the portstree there is only a readme.html file in sysutils/fsck_ext2fs. Where did fsck_ext2fs go to and how do I get it back ? I'm running 5.3-rc2. In my kernel I have "options ext2fs" compiled. Thanks ! Beni. pgpHCpaupuoWr.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: fsck_ext2fs
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 06:11:29AM +0100, Paul A. Mayer wrote: > > Hi Patrick, > > Did you remember to install the e2fstools (i.e., e2fsck) from ports? > > BTW: I had an ext2 partion on my laptop (5.0-R) that I wanted to share > with a linux installation, which I run ocassionally on the same machine. > Essentially doing what you are talking about here (running ext2 from > freebsd in r/w mode) trashed the ext2 partion so bad that I had to newfs > it in the end. (Luckily it was just a means to move data which was > backed up elsewhere.) While that partition was still "living", I had to > boot to linux to fsck it manually (e.g., after a system crash or the > like). Otherwise, I had it marked 'noauto' in fstab, and mounted it > manually as needed. > > Now, believe it or not, I'm using a FAT32 partition to do the same data > exchange, (reasoning that both OS's support for FAT32 is better than > their respective support for ext2 or ufs). I've had no problems after > making that change. > I think there are many people who successfully use EXT2 r/w on FreeBSD, and many who don't. The comment in LINT is very cagey about it. It is undoubtedly true that the safest file system to use for data exchange on a single machine between the 2 systems is a DOS/VFAT one. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: fsck_ext2fs
Hi Patrick, Did you remember to install the e2fstools (i.e., e2fsck) from ports? BTW: I had an ext2 partion on my laptop (5.0-R) that I wanted to share with a linux installation, which I run ocassionally on the same machine. Essentially doing what you are talking about here (running ext2 from freebsd in r/w mode) trashed the ext2 partion so bad that I had to newfs it in the end. (Luckily it was just a means to move data which was backed up elsewhere.) While that partition was still "living", I had to boot to linux to fsck it manually (e.g., after a system crash or the like). Otherwise, I had it marked 'noauto' in fstab, and mounted it manually as needed. Now, believe it or not, I'm using a FAT32 partition to do the same data exchange, (reasoning that both OS's support for FAT32 is better than their respective support for ext2 or ufs). I've had no problems after making that change. /Paul Patrick Quealy wrote: I compled ext2 support into a kernel and I am able to mount and read an ext2 partition fine. However, running fsck -t ext2fs (or fsck_ext2fs) on it results in the error message: ** /dev/ad1s1 BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG ioctl (GCINFO): Operation not supported by device /dev/ad1s1: can't read disk label Same for the other partition on the disk. Both are type 0x83/linux native. Of course the need to fsck will arise eventually, but even if it did not, I'm unable to include the ext2 partition in my fstab until the system will be able to run fsck_ext2fs successfully on boot. Thanks in advance for any help. --Patrick To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
fsck_ext2fs
I compled ext2 support into a kernel and I am able to mount and read an ext2 partition fine. However, running fsck -t ext2fs (or fsck_ext2fs) on it results in the error message: ** /dev/ad1s1 BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG ioctl (GCINFO): Operation not supported by device /dev/ad1s1: can't read disk label Same for the other partition on the disk. Both are type 0x83/linux native. Of course the need to fsck will arise eventually, but even if it did not, I'm unable to include the ext2 partition in my fstab until the system will be able to run fsck_ext2fs successfully on boot. Thanks in advance for any help. --Patrick -- Q -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.quealy.org GPG: pgp.mit.edu, ID 0xFCCBDDBD To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
