Isn't it possible to force mounting it with a non-e2compr filesystem and just not have access to the compressed files? The e2compr FAQ make it very clear that you are supposed to be able to repair your system with a non-e2compr boot disk: "I anticipate that sometimes I'll have to start up with a kernel without e2compr (e.g. when upgrading or when I need to boot from an emergency boot floppy). For this reason I try to keep essential files (mostly in `/sbin', `/bin', `/etc', `/lib', `/usr/lib/*.so*', `/usr/sbin', a few things in `/usr/bin', a few other things) uncompressed." This implies that you can mount it from tomsrtbt and just won't have the compressed files available. Have you tried it? -Tom
