Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266335AbUFYNjZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:39:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266358AbUFYNjY (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:39:24 -0400 Received: from bay-bridge.veritas.com ([143.127.3.10]:9024 "EHLO MTVMIME02.enterprise.veritas.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266335AbUFYNjV (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:39:21 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:39:25 +0100 (BST) From: Tigran Aivazian X-X-Sender: tigran@localhost.localdomain To: David van Hoose cc: "Philip R. Auld" , Christoph Hellwig , Helge Hafting , Subject: Re: Collapse ext2 and 3 please In-Reply-To: <40DC2063.7070109@comcast.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2215 Lines: 74 # gzip -dc /boot/initrd-2.4.21-15.EL.img | file - standard input: Linux rev 1.0 ext2 filesystem data Make sure you use the correct filename for your initrd image (check /etc/grub.conf to find out which one is used). Kind regards Tigran On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, David van Hoose wrote: > That could be a problem. How do I check its configuration? > > Regards, > David > > Philip R. Auld wrote: > > Rumor has it that on Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 07:50:42AM -0400 David van Hoose said: > > > >>yeah.. Really. Here's what I do. > >> > >>I have ext3 partitions, so I decided if they are different partitions, > >>then I can compile my kernel with ext2 as a module and ext3 builtin. > >>So I do it and reboot. Panic! Reason? Cannot find filesystem for the > >>root partition. > >>The error is in the kernel itself either way. Pick your reason. > >>1) ext3 is identified as ext2 on bootup. > >>2) There is no fallback to ext3 if ext2 is not found. > >> > >>I'll check this again to be sure on a 2.6 kernel later today, but as far > >>as 2.4 is concerned my kernel panics. > >> > > > > > > > > Make sure any initrd you are using is not ext2 based. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Phil > > > > > > > >>Regards, > >>David > >> > >>PS. Shut up with the cheap insults. I have empirical evidence supporting > >>my claim. Meaning there exists a bug somewhere. > >> > >>Christoph Hellwig wrote: > >> > >>>On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 07:30:40AM -0400, David van Hoose wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>If ext2 and ext3 are different filesystems, why does my kernel panic if > >>>>I include ext3 in the kernel make ext2 a module? > >>> > >>> > >>>My kernel doesn't, must be a problem in front of the computer. > >>> > >>> > >> > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/