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- From: simonich@uservx.plk.af.mil
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: efsprogs alpha 6
- Message-ID: <1992Aug22.165126.35784@uservx.plk.af.mil>
- Date: 22 Aug 92 16:51:26 GMT
- References: <4324.70.uupcb@digund.uucp>
- Organization: Phillips Laboratory - Kirtland AFB
- Lines: 60
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- In article <4324.70.uupcb@digund.uucp>, copernicus@digund.uucp (Copernicus) writes:
- > RCC:> For people that downloaded the efsprogs version alpha 5,
- > RCC:>DON'T USE THEM !!! In version alpha 5, efsck contains a bug which
- > RCC:>can cause some great damages on an ext fs. The bug is fixed in
- > RCC:>the new version (alpha 6) which is available on ftp-masi.ibp.fr
- > RCC:>in the directory pub/linux/ALPHA/extfs (files efsprogs6.tar.Z,
- > RCC:>efsprogs6.bin.tar.Z, efsprogs6.src.tar.Z) and I expect them to
- > RCC:>be available on tsx-11 in directory pub/linux/ALPHA/extfs soon.
- >
- > RCC:>Changes from alpha 5 to alpha 6 are :
- > RCC:>- in efsck, a bad test on directory structures is fixed,
- > RCC:>- efsck and mkefs now use getopt() to decode arguments,
- > RCC:>- mkefs now accepts a -i option to specify the ratio of inodes.
- >
- > RCC:> I strongly apologize for the bug in efsck :-{
- >
- > RCC:> Remy
- > RCC:>--
- >
- > Thats great to hear.
- >
- > I have a question for you. I am running Linux 0.97pl1 (where is L.T's 0.5
- > patch?), and your extfs alpha 5 system (will up to 6 this weekend), and the
- > dosfs extensions.
- >
- > My question is: Why when I boot Linux I get a magic match failed but Linux
- > mounts the extended file system correctly anyways? Is this just an fluke
- > message poping up?
- >
- > /etc/mtab: (citing this from memory)
- > /dev/hda2 / ext default
- >
- > /etc/rc:
- > mount -av
- >
- > Besides that little message the file system works great! Now I just
- > need to get the source code to everything and recompile it!
- >
- > Chris Nalley
- > ---
- > . SLMR 2.1 . Digital Underground - A Copernician Corporation
- >
- Linux defaults to MINIX fs on boot up. The first fs is checks is MINIX
- but, when that fails, it checks ext, gets a match, and, as you say,
- works great.
-
- Since I don't like (trust) things that give an error message and then
- keep working, I added a couple of lines in the kernel where fs
- checking is done to give the message:
- MINIX magic failed
- or
- MINIX magic match
- when mounting a fs.
- Also gives:
- EXT magic ...
- when trying to mount ext fs.
- No check for ms-dog.
-
- Bottom line: Linux ext-fs works. If the error message doesn't bother you--
- ignore it.
-