Date: 01 Oct 2005 08:29:35 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Sasa Stupar <sasa@stupar.homelinux.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mounting ext3 problem Message-ID: <44u0g1fmj4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <BEBFF20B4EA489C10866A944@[192.168.10.249]> References: <346061EE2E91E3AAD03DD354@[192.168.10.249]> <433E00E2.7090806@nawcom.com> <BEBFF20B4EA489C10866A944@[192.168.10.249]>
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Sasa Stupar <sasa@stupar.homelinux.net> writes: > --On 30. september 2005 23:22 -0400 nawcom <nawcom@nawcom.com> wrote: > > > ext3 is compatible w/ext2 when the dirty bit is not set. When > > it is set (one common reason is the filesystem not being correctly > > unmounted), journal rollback is necessary which only ext3 can handle. > > > > thats why running fsck_ext2fs on the partition should take care of the > > issues. > > > > it doesn't mean your partition is actually "dirty", its just that freebsd > > doesn't (usually) attempt to mount partitions that were incorrectly > > unmounted. > > > > Let me know if it works. If you dont have ext2 support in fsck yet - you > > can find the source in /usr/ports/sysutils/fsck_ext2fs > > > > -Ben > > > I can't find that port. I have cvsup my ports and I have even searched > on the FreeBSD home page of ports collection but it didn't find > it. Are you sure about the name? $ grep fsck /usr/ports/MOVED sysutils/fsck_ext2fs|sysutils/e2fsprogs|2004-03-01|Better utility $ -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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