Screwy EXT2 and ReiserFS
Nathan England
plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 07:50:46 -0000
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Please disregard the message. I figured it out. Seems to be a simple =
case of user stupidity...
Being lazy, I didn't re-type all my smb shares off my server to my =
system, so instead I tried to copy them from my laptop's fstab to my =
workstations fstab...
But I didn't look to make sure it worked I just copied away and I now =
have a reiser part. on my workstation!! oh well..
I will get that memtest program to see if I have bad ram and maybe =
that's why I can't use reiser.. So thank you Nick for that.. I have =
tested the ram on this system several times.. But not lately since this =
stuff... I'll look now.
nathan
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Nathan England=20
To: Plug Discuss=20
Sent: Monday, 13 August, 2001 5:56 AM
Subject: Screwy EXT2 and ReiserFS
<forewarning> This is quite long winded
Hello all,
I'm having problems and hoping someone can shed some light.
I usually run my hard drive partitioned out like this:
/dev/hda1 / 3500m
/dev/hda2 <swap> 256m
/dev/hda3 /usr 11000m
Recently I decided I wanted to try the ReiserFS because when hda3 =
dies, it's not pretty..
So I wiped everything and did a fresh install with Slackware 8 and =
installed using ReiserFS.
Everything goes fine on the install and afterwards it reboots. I =
changed my partitions to look like this:
/dev/hda1 / 3500m
/dev/hda2 <swap> 256m
/dev/hda3 /usr 6500m
/dev/hda5 /var/www 1500m
/dev/hda6 /var/lib/mysql 2300m <or whatever is left..>
Everything will work okay, but randomly it will lock up. I've =
installed everything about 8 times and it just does the same thing =
everytime. Slack 8 uses the 2.4.5 kernel and I've heard some horror =
stories about it and ReiserFS, so I have a linux-2.4.7.tgz package I =
made and as soon as I reboot, I install that and build a new kernel. =
This seems to be fine, but it still locks up. =20
It has to be something to do with my WDC15300 hard drive. So I just =
gave in and put EXT2 back on my system. I kept the current partition =
scheme as I liked it a lot because I want to play with some database =
toys I recently got.
So I install slack again, using the normal 2.2.19 kernel.
I install my linux-2.4.7.tgz kernel and build a new one.. When I =
reboot it mounts my /dev/hda2 <swap> as if that is / and then nothing =
works.. If boots up fine, but gives errors on everything it tries to =
run. And from there, I can't do anything. I can mount my /usr directory =
but when I reboot, even that gets destroyed.
I got the new 2.4.8 kernel and the same thing is happening. I am =
completely lost. =20
I use my laptop more than my workstation, which is generally only used =
for software compilation or playing Loki's games. So it's not that big =
a deal. Also, I might be moving to China, so I'll be getting rid of this =
system, but that's a whole nother post, because I have questions for any =
of you who might have travelled anywhere...
So that's my story. Any ideas? I can't figure this out. I'm on my =
third try now.. I'm going to download the 2.4.8 from ftp.kernel.org =
again and use that and not my tgz I built.. Maybe even try my 2.4.7 =
which I know is okay.. But I use the ReiserFS at work with 2.4.7 and =
ReiserFS on my laptop with 2.4.8 now and it's awesome.. smb seems faster =
with 2.4.8 than 2.4.7
I'd appreciate anything!
Nathan
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please disregard the message. I =
figured it=20
out. Seems to be a simple case of user stupidity...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Being lazy, I didn't re-type all my smb =
shares off=20
my server to my system, so instead I tried to copy them from my laptop's =
fstab=20
to my workstations fstab...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But I didn't look to make sure it =
worked I just=20
copied away and I now have a reiser part. on my workstation!! oh=20
well..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will get that memtest program to see =
if I have=20
bad ram and maybe that's why I can't use reiser.. So thank you =
Nick for=20
that.. I have tested the ram on this system several times.. But =
not lately=20
since this stuff... I'll look now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>nathan</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Screwy EXT2 and =
ReiserFS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><forewarning> This is =
quite long=20
winded</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm having problems and hoping =
someone can shed=20
some light.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I usually run my hard drive =
partitioned out like=20
this:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/dev/hda1 =
/=20
=
3500m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/dev/hda2 =20
<swap> 256m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/dev/hda3 =
=20
/usr 11000m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Recently I decided I wanted to try =
the ReiserFS=20
because when hda3 dies, it's not pretty..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So I wiped everything and did a fresh =
install=20
with Slackware 8 and installed using ReiserFS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Everything goes fine on the install =
and=20
afterwards it reboots. I changed my partitions to look like =
this:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/dev/hda1 =
=20
/ 3500m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
=
size=3D2>/dev/hda2 <swap> 2=
56m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/dev/hda3 =
=20
/usr 6500m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/dev/hda5 =
=20
/var/www 1500m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/dev/hda6 =
=20
/var/lib/mysql 2300m <or whatever is=20
left..></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Everything will work okay, but =
randomly it will=20
lock up. I've installed everything about 8 times and it just =
does the=20
same thing everytime. Slack 8 uses the 2.4.5 kernel and I've =
heard some=20
horror stories about it and ReiserFS, so I have a linux-2.4.7.tgz =
package I=20
made and as soon as I reboot, I install that and build a new =
kernel. =20
This seems to be fine, but it still locks up. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It has to be something to do with my =
WDC15300=20
hard drive. So I just gave in and put EXT2 back on my =
system. I=20
kept the current partition scheme as I liked it a lot because I want =
to play=20
with some database toys I recently got.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So I install slack again, using the =
normal 2.2.19=20
kernel.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I install my linux-2.4.7.tgz kernel =
and build a=20
new one.. When I reboot it mounts my /dev/hda2 <swap> as =
if that=20
is / and then nothing works.. If boots up fine, but gives errors =
on=20
everything it tries to run. And from there, I can't do anything. =
I can=20
mount my /usr directory but when I reboot, even that gets=20
destroyed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I got the new 2.4.8 kernel and the =
same thing is=20
happening. I am completely lost. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I use my laptop more than my =
workstation, which=20
is generally only used for software compilation or playing Loki's =
games. =20
So it's not that big a deal. Also, I might be moving to China, so I'll =
be=20
getting rid of this system, but that's a whole nother post, because I =
have=20
questions for any of you who might have travelled =
anywhere...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So that's my story. Any =
ideas? I=20
can't figure this out. I'm on my third try now.. I'm going to =
download=20
the 2.4.8 from <A href=3D"ftp://ftp.kernel.org">ftp.kernel.org</A> =
again and use=20
that and not my tgz I built.. Maybe even try my 2.4.7 which I =
know is=20
okay.. But I use the ReiserFS at work with 2.4.7 and ReiserFS on =
my=20
laptop with 2.4.8 now and it's awesome.. smb seems faster with 2.4.8 =
than=20
2.4.7</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd appreciate anything!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Nathan</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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