Automatic conversion to ext3 doesn't work. mkinitramfs problem?
Hello, I read the following in tune2fs manpage: On some distributions, such as Debian, if an initial ramdisk is used, the initrd scripts will automatically convert an ext2 root filesystem to ext3 if the /etc/fstab file specifies the ext3 filesystem for the root filesystem in order to avoid requiring the use of a rescue floppy to add an ext3 journal to the root filesystem. I tried it, but it didn't work on my computer (Debian squeeze). The script which is used to perform the conversion during boot is /usr/share/e2fsprogs/initrd.ext3-add-journal. It is supposed to be added to the initrd scripts by /usr/share/initrd-tools/scripts/e2fsprogs. I wonder if this is due to the fact that mkinitramfs doesn't take this script into account (it was probably written in the time of mkinitrd). What do you think about this? Should I fill a bug against e2fsprogs? Thanks, Nicolas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Automatic conversion to ext3 doesn't work. mkinitramfs problem?
Hello, I read the following in tune2fs manpage: On some distributions, such as Debian, if an initial ramdisk is used, the initrd scripts will automatically convert an ext2 root filesystem to ext3 if the /etc/fstab file specifies the ext3 filesystem for the root filesystem in order to avoid requiring the use of a rescue floppy to add an ext3 journal to the root filesystem. I tried it, but it didn't work on my computer (Debian squeeze). The script which is used to perform the conversion during boot is /usr/share/e2fsprogs/initrd.ext3-add-journal. It is supposed to be added to the initrd scripts by /usr/share/initrd-tools/scripts/e2fsprogs. I wonder if this is due to the fact that mkinitramfs doesn't take this script into account (it was probably written in the time of mkinitrd). What do you think about this? Should I fill a bug against e2fsprogs? Thanks, Nicolas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Conversion to ext3
Quick question - how do I convert my root partition to ext3 without introducing lots of .journal files? Can I make a bootdisk or something that can convert what's normally my root partition? It looks like, if the FS is mounted, you get .journal files. I've not found this in a FAQ yet but if I just missed it, a pointer will suffice. -- Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Conversion to ext3
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 10:07:54AM -0400, Mark Carroll wrote: Quick question - how do I convert my root partition to ext3 without introducing lots of .journal files? Can I make a bootdisk or something that can convert what's normally my root partition? It looks like, if the FS is mounted, you get .journal files. Perhaps I'm utterly mistaken here but I think the .journal is the journal part of journalling file system. A quick look at the ext3 howto says how to put it on another file system but I don't know why you would bother with ext3 if you don't have a journal. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Conversion to ext3
Patrick Kirk writes: Perhaps I'm utterly mistaken here but I think the .journal is the journal part of journalling file system. A quick look at the ext3 howto says how to put it on another file system but I don't know why you would bother with ext3 if you don't have a journal. I think it was a request for how to get journalling without actually seeing the .journal file. Some people don't like having .journal files around. Andrew. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Conversion to ext3
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 07:33:45AM -0700, Andrew Agno wrote: Patrick Kirk writes: Perhaps I'm utterly mistaken here but I think the .journal is the journal part of journalling file system. A quick look at the ext3 howto says how to put it on another file system but I don't know why you would bother with ext3 if you don't have a journal. I think it was a request for how to get journalling without actually seeing the .journal file. Some people don't like having .journal files around. Does ext3 work without these .journal files? Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Conversion to ext3
Patrick Kirk writes: On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 07:33:45AM -0700, Andrew Agno wrote: Patrick Kirk writes: Perhaps I'm utterly mistaken here but I think the .journal is the journal part of journalling file system. A quick look at the ext3 howto says how to put it on another file system but I don't know why you would bother with ext3 if you don't have a journal. I think it was a request for how to get journalling without actually seeing the .journal file. Some people don't like having .journal files around. Does ext3 work without these .journal files? Yes. They only get created when you create a journal on an mounted filesystem (unless they changed things since I last created a ext3 fs). For unmounted filesystems, they become invisible, although the file is there in one form or another. Andrew. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Conversion to ext3
begin Mark Carroll quotation: Quick question - how do I convert my root partition to ext3 without introducing lots of .journal files? Can I make a bootdisk or something that can convert what's normally my root partition? It looks like, if the FS is mounted, you get .journal files. Without lots of .journal files? Just convert it, you should have just one .journal file. -- Shawn McMahon| McMahon's Laws of Linux support: http://www.eiv.com | 1) There's more than one way to do it AIM: spmcmahonfedex, smcmahoneiv | 2) Somebody thinks your way is wrong pgpeXV6c3B3XV.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Conversion to ext3
On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 07:07, Mark Carroll wrote: Quick question - how do I convert my root partition to ext3 without introducing lots of .journal files? Can I make a bootdisk or something that can convert what's normally my root partition? It looks like, if the FS is mounted, you get .journal files. What's this about lots of .journal files? There will be exactly one (1) .journal file in your root directory. If that bothers you, boot from another boot disk (cdrom, floppy, etc.) and convert the ext2 to ext3 while your partition is unmounted. -jwb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Conversion to ext3
On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 08:07, Mark Carroll wrote: Quick question - how do I convert my root partition to ext3 without introducing lots of .journal files? Can I make a bootdisk or something that can convert what's normally my root partition? It looks like, if the FS is mounted, you get .journal files. I've not found this in a FAQ yet but if I just missed it, a pointer will suffice. As others have mentioned, if you create the journal with the filesystem unmounted, you don't get a .journal. Furthermore, and I'm not entire sure about this, I believe fsck.ext3 in sid removed a .journal for me the last time I used it manually. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
