Re: 2.6.0-test1 on alpha : disk label numbering trouble

From: Ghozlane Toumi (gtoumi@laposte.net)
Date: Mon Jul 28 2003 - 06:15:12 EST


> > I'm trying to run 2.6.0-test1 on an alpha box,
> > and apparently, the osf partition numbering is wrong:
>
> Can you give some information? Output of fdisk -l and
> dmesg | grep sda for 2.4 and 2.6?
>

Sure . here you go :

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Script started on Mon 28 Jul 2003 12:10:55 PM CEST
[root@den /root]# uname -a
Linux den 2.4.19-pre10-usb #15 Thu Sep 5 16:27:31 CEST 2002 alpha unknown
[root@den /root]#
[root@den /root]# dmesg | grep sda
Command line: root=/dev/sda5 console=ttyS0,9600n8 console=tty0 4
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda5 console=ttyS0,9600n8 console=tty0 4
Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sda: 8380080 512-byte hdwr sectors (4291 MB)
 sda: sda3 sda4 sda5
[root@den /root]# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 4290 MB, 4290600960 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 521 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

5 partitions:
# start end size fstype [fsize bsize cpg]
  c: 1 521 521 unused 0 0
  d: 2 18 17 swap
  e: 19 521 503 ext2
[root@den fdisk]# exit
Script done on Mon 28 Jul 2003 12:11:36 PM CEST

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Script started on Mon Jul 28 12:21:23 2003 [root@den /root]# uname -a Linux den 2.6.0-test1-feral #5 Sat Jul 26 14:45:33 CEST 2003 alpha unknown [root@den /root]# [root@den /root]# dmesg | grep sda Command line: ro root=/dev/sda3 console=ttyS0,9600n8 8 Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/sda3 console=ttyS0,9600n8 8 SCSI device sda: 8380080 512-byte hdwr sectors (4291 MB) SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 [root@den /root]# [root@den /root]# fdisk/fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 4290 MB, 4290600960 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 521 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

5 partitions: # start end size fstype [fsize bsize cpg] c: 1 521 521 unused 0 0 d: 2 18 17 swap e: 19 521 503 ext2 [root@den /root]# Script done on Mon Jul 28 12:22:24 2003

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Apparently, 2.6 don't try to mach partition number with slides ...

ghoz

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