Screwy EXT2 and ReiserFS

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<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><forewarning>  This is quite =
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<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>
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<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 with=20
Slackware 8 and installed using ReiserFS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Everything goes fine on the install and =
afterwards=20
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 same=20
thing everytime.  Slack 8 uses the 2.4.5 kernel and I've heard some =
horror=20
stories about it and ReiserFS, so I have a linux-2.4.7.tgz package I =
made and as=20
soon as I reboot, I install that and build a new kernel.  This =
seems to be=20
fine, but it still locks up.  </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It has to be something to do with my =
WDC15300 hard=20
drive.  So I just gave in and put EXT2 back on my system.  I =
kept the=20
current partition scheme as I liked it a lot because I want to play with =
some=20
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 new=20
one..  When I reboot it mounts my /dev/hda2 <swap> as if that =
is /=20
and then nothing works..  If boots up fine, but gives errors on =
everything=20
it tries to run.  And from there, I can't do anything. I can mount =
my /usr=20
directory but when I reboot, even that gets 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 is=20
generally only used for software compilation or playing Loki's =
games.  So=20
it's not that big a deal. Also, I might be moving to China, so I'll be =
getting=20
rid of this system, but that's a whole nother post, because I have =
questions for=20
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 can't=20
figure this out. I'm on my third try now..  I'm going to download =
the 2.4.8=20
from <A href=3D"ftp://ftp.kernel.org">ftp.kernel.org</A> again and use =
that and=20
not my tgz I built..  Maybe even try my 2.4.7 which I know is =
okay.. =20
But I use the ReiserFS at work with 2.4.7 and ReiserFS on my laptop with =
2.4.8=20
now and it's awesome.. smb seems faster with 2.4.8 than =
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></BODY></HTML>

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