From: supersud501 Subject: Re: e2fsck (git) on ext4: unsupported feature(s): huge_file Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:15:24 +0200 Message-ID: <47FC892C.5080000@yahoo.de> References: <47FBB24D.90807@yahoo.de> <47FBBB13.7060501@redhat.com> <47FBCB44.1050500@yahoo.de> <20080408210048.GA16108@mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Eric Sandeen , linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org To: Theodore Tso Return-path: Received: from n5.bullet.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.146.182.182]:30261 "HELO n5.bullet.ukl.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750989AbYDIJUz (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:20:55 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20080408210048.GA16108@mit.edu> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Theodore Tso wrote: > On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 09:45:08PM +0200, supersud501 wrote: >> Eric Sandeen wrote: >>> supersud501 wrote: >>>> i get this when trying to run e2fsck on my ext4dev filesystem (kernel >>>> 2.6.25-rc8), extents enabled: >>>> >>>> e2fsck 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) >>>> /dev/loop2 has unsupported feature(s): huge_file >>>> e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck! >>>> >>>> just updated to the git-version of e2fsprogs, same error. i know e2fsck >>>> worked once with the drive (~2 months ago). >>>> >>>> what can i do? >>> Do you in fact have any very large files on the disk? >> yeah, i have (> 5.5gb). >> >> i know it worked a few months (1-2) ago, even with extents enabled. at this >> time there where those large files too. > > The old 1.39-interim-tyt3 e2fsprogs patch claimed it supported huge > files, but it didn't, actually. It lied. :-( > > (So if you needed to repair a filesystem, e2fsck would screw up the > i_blocks field.) > > I'm working on fixing that. > ah ok, so i know what's up - seems i've to wait until fixing it. just wanted to do it, because syslog said "maximum mount time reached, running is recommended". so no need to hurry ;) regards.