Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:23:20 -0500 From: Peter Schultz <pmes@btinet.net> To: Dan Strick <strick@covad.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UFS file system problem in either stable or current Message-ID: <3F9668A8.90702@btinet.net> In-Reply-To: <200310221014.h9MAEX3V001280@ice.nodomain> References: <200310221014.h9MAEX3V001280@ice.nodomain>
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Dan Strick wrote: > There seems to be an inconsistency between release 4.9-RC and 5.1 ufs > support. If I fsck the same ufs (type 1 of course) file system on > both releases, each claims that the other has left incorrect > summary data in the superblock. Presumably only one can be correct. > I just don't know which to blame. > > I couldn't find a FreeBSD problem report about bad summary data. > I will submit one, but since FreeBSD 4.9 is about to be released, > someone might like to check this out. > > I happen to have multiple FreeBSD operating systems installed on > the same computer. This might also be an issue if you move an > external disk between computers. I don't know if the problem shows > up on all file systems. It seems to happen on all the half dozen > or so of the file systems that my 4.9-RCx and 5.1 systems share. > There is no problem AFAIK, you just have to fsck with the matching executable. A lot has changed with FreeBSD 5, spend some time with the -current archive and you will learn more. I'm sure you noticed how your findings are consistently inconsistent. Pete...
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