Date: Sat, 26 Oct 02 13:41:13 GMT From: devans@hclb.demon.co.uk (Dave Evans) To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: df problems ? Message-ID: <1035664873snx@hclb.demon.co.uk>
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> This is all very true for 4.7, but what about earlier versions. > > I compiled fsck using 4.7 srcs, includes and hierarchy with 4.0 > libraries and tools, so that I could have an fsck I could use with my > 4.0 CDROM (the latest one I have, unfortunately) to repair any changes > made by my CURRENT system. It does compile with the same errors you get > on a true 4.7 system about unsigned/signed comparisons. It even works as > a program, but it does not repair the filesystem properly to be > compatible with 4.0. You get an instant panic when going multi-user. > This is a real nuisance as it blows my recovery strategy should I ever > need it. If someone could figure out how to fix this I would be grateful > until the time I get my hands on a 5.0 CDROM > I tried it again today and it worked (fsck'ing CURRENT drives with my fsck version 4.7 compiled for 4.0 ). I don't know why it failed yesterday. Is there any way of obtaining a list of superblocks on a fs, apart from making a note of the list newfs produces? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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