"Vladimir V. Saveliev" wrote:
>
> Hauser Marcel wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I've recompiled the Kernel WITHOUT the System V/Xenix ... Filesystem ! Now
> > everything works fine !
> > Is it a bug in the 2.4.9 Kernel or ReiserFS ?
> >
>
> v7 seems to have no way to distinguish itself. So it mounts any device where
> first 512 block is readable.
> So, imho, it does not look like a reiserfs bug.
>
> Thanks,
> vs
>
> >
> > Cheers Marcel
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vs [mailto:vs]On Behalf Of Vladimir V. Saveliev
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:52
> > To: Hauser Marcel
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [reiserfs-list] ReiserFS at /
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Hauser Marcel wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > hope this is not in any faq I haven't read !!. :)
> > >
> > > Question/Problem:
> > >
> > > I've currently changed my root partition to reiserfs. At the first boot i
> > > get the following error message:
> > > cramfs: wrong magic
> > > FAT: bogus logical sector size 0
> > > UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted.
> > >
> > > VFS: Mounted root (v7 filesystem) readonly
> > > <---------------- ?????? Why does it tell v7 filesystem ?
> > >
> >
> > Do you have "System V/Xenix/V7/Coherent file system support" compiled in?
> > Has
> > that partition ever been formatted as that filesystem?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > vs
> >
> > >
> > > Unable to handle kernel NULL poiner dereference at virtual address
> > 00000000
> > > and so on and so on !
> > >
> > > i'am using kernel 2.4.9 (reiserfs compiled in) and the partition was
> > created
> > > using reiserfsprogs-3.x.0j
> > > My Box is a RH 7.1 Box
> > >
> > > If i mount the partition from a second installation of RH 7.1 everything
> > > works fine !
> > >
> > > thanks for any help or hints !!
> > >
> > > Cheers Marcel
How about sending Linus and lkm an email insisting that Xenix should get its
attempt to mount last.
Hans
