> Is there any effect if i have a slackware (current) install with a > regular reiserfs partition and then upgraded to kernel 2.6.7 with > reiserfs extended attributes (security labels etc)? My files > occassionally get corrupted and some of my programs crashes. > Sometimes a cp -rf causes my computer to reboot by itself? And then > when I booted with kernel 2.4.26, copying/ backup up my files from one > reiserfs partition to another caused some corruption in the process. > I'm trying to pinpoint what messed up my machine. > > arghh... i should have sticked to slackare-10.0 =) >
It's ok to use a kernel with CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR enabled on a regular reiserfs partition. Seems more like a hardware(disk or controller) problem. Any extra info like logs etc. Have you tried using the latest vanilla kernels if yes try turning on and off CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR and have CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK always on ed [!] http://i.keepsilent.net Professor at the University of my Living Room Sofa Senior Researcher of the Kitchen Refrigerator -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
