Re: Collapse ext2 and 3 please

[David van Hoose]

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.
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