Hello, I just need a little clarification regarding applying the ext3 patch to the latest kernel. I have 2.4.7-10 that came with RH 7.2. I have ext3 running. I need to upgrade those (to get some USB device working). So I got the latest kernel, 2.4.14, patched it with the ext3-2.4-0.9.15-2414 patch, picked ext3 from 'make xconfig', built the kernel, but the new stuff in /boot, etc., however when I reboot I still see a message saying that this kernel does not support ext3. Do I have to run tune2fs -j /dev/hdXX even though I had ext3 there before? /etc/fstab indicates ext3, as well. Well, I tried it anyway: # tune2fs -j /dev/hda5 tune2fs 1.23, 15-Aug-2001 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 The filesystem already has a journal. So, I'm wondering how come I can't get the kernel to support ext3 FS, basically :) Does anyone (not) see a missing step? Thanks, Otis _________________________________________________________________ iVillage.com: Solutions for Your Life Check out the most exciting women's community on the Web http://www.ivillage.com
Robinson Maureira Castillo
2001-Nov-07 14:33 UTC
Re: 2.4.14 + latest patch != ext3 support
Sorry about the mail without subject, it was a response to this thread
/me is gone for some caffeine
Best regards :)
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Robinson Maureira Castillo
Hi, On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 05:57:57AM -0800, otisg@ivillage.com wrote:> So I got the latest kernel, 2.4.14, patched it with the ext3-2.4-0.9.15-2414 patch, picked ext3 from 'make xconfig', built the kernel, but the new stuff in /boot, etc., however when I reboot I still see a message saying that this kernel does not support ext3.What message, exactly?> Do I have to run tune2fs -j /dev/hdXX even though I had ext3 there before? /etc/fstab indicates ext3, as well.No, you shouldn't ever have to touch the fs on kernel upgrade.> So, I'm wondering how come I can't get the kernel to support ext3 FS, basically :)Unpack, configure, compile, install is usually fine. Make sure when the kernel boots up that its version matches the version you're expecting from the kernel you just built, in case it's a boot config problem causing boot to pick up the wrong kernel. The first line of the boot messages should tell you which kernel version is booting, and when it was compiled. Cheers, Stephen
On Wed, 07 November 2001, "Robinson Maureira Castillo" wrote:> > > Hello, > Hi! > > > I just need a little clarification regarding applying the ext3 patch > > to the latest kernel. > > I have 2.4.7-10 that came with RH 7.2. > > I have ext3 running. > > I need to upgrade those (to get some USB device working). > > > So I got the latest kernel, 2.4.14, patched it with the ext3-2.4- > >0.9.15-2414 patch, picked ext3 from 'make xconfig', built the > > kernel, but the new stuff in /boot, etc., however when I reboot I > >still see a message saying that this kernel does not support ext3. > > >Do I have to run tune2fs -j /dev/hdXX even though I had ext3 there > >before? /etc/fstab indicates ext3, as well. > > >Well, I tried it anyway: > ># tune2fs -j /dev/hda5 > >tune2fs 1.23, 15-Aug-2001 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > >The filesystem already has a journal. > > > > So, I'm wondering how come I can't get the kernel to support ext3 > >FS, basically :) > > >Does anyone (not) see a missing step? > > ext3 as a module or built in the kernel? if you want to use it as a > module, then you need to enable support for an initial ramdisk > (initrd) and build a proper initrd (i.e. mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd- > 2.4.14.img 2.4.14)No, I chose to have ext3 built into kernel. Thanks, Otis _________________________________________________________________ iVillage.com: Solutions for Your Life Check out the most exciting women's community on the Web http://www.ivillage.com
Hello,> > So I got the latest kernel, 2.4.14, patched it with the ext3-2.4-0.9.15-2414 patch, picked ext3 from 'make xconfig', built the kernel, but the new stuff in /boot, etc., however when I reboot I still see a message saying that this kernel does not support ext3. > > What message, exactly?Sorry for not being more specific. I was referring to the boot-time message when various services are started (green OK, red FAILURE ones :)) The message states that ext3 is not supported by the kernel. The kernel I built should have ext3 built-in (not compiled as a module), that is what I selected in the make xconfig step.> > Do I have to run tune2fs -j /dev/hdXX even though I had ext3 there before? /etc/fstab indicates ext3, as well. > > No, you shouldn't ever have to touch the fs on kernel upgrade.That's what I thoughtm, good.> > So, I'm wondering how come I can't get the kernel to support ext3 FS, basically :) > > Unpack, configure, compile, install is usually fine. Make sure when > the kernel boots up that its version matches the version you're > expecting from the kernel you just built, in case it's a boot config > problem causing boot to pick up the wrong kernel. The first line of > the boot messages should tell you which kernel version is booting, and > when it was compiled.I'm booting the latest kernel, it seems: uname -a shows the time at which the kernel was built, which is the date associated with the last bzImage I built, which is the same as the date associated with /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.14. Funny, I can see other directories just fine, but not /boot. /boot appears empty, except for files that I copied there later, after I booted the latest kernel and saw that /boot was empty. I was afraid things somehow got removed in the process and I wouldn't be able to boot again. After I copied the latest kernel files there (vmlinuz-2.4.14 and System.map-2.4.14) I rebooted, but booted the old kernel (2.4.7) which showed the contents of /boot without any problems. I will boot the old kernel to double-check the grub.conf file, but I am 99% certain that the second boot option I added points to the second kernel that I built, and that is 2.4.14 patches and rebuilt to support ext3. I'll follow up once I check. Thanks, Otis _________________________________________________________________ iVillage.com: Solutions for Your Life Check out the most exciting women's community on the Web http://www.ivillage.com
Here is the contents of /proc/filesystems, if it helps: nodev rootfs nodev bdev nodev proc nodev sockfs nodev tmpfs nodev shm nodev pipefs nodev binfmt_misc ext2 nodev autofs nodev devpts nodev usbdevfs Thanks, Otis> > > > I just need a little clarification regarding applying the ext3 patch > > > > to the latest kernel. > > > > I have 2.4.7-10 that came with RH 7.2. > > > > I have ext3 running. > > > > I need to upgrade those (to get some USB device working). > > > > > > > So I got the latest kernel, 2.4.14, patched it with the ext3-2.4- > > > >0.9.15-2414 patch, picked ext3 from 'make xconfig', built the > > > > kernel, but the new stuff in /boot, etc., however when I reboot I > > > >still see a message saying that this kernel does not support ext3. > > > > > > >Do I have to run tune2fs -j /dev/hdXX even though I had ext3 there > > > >before? /etc/fstab indicates ext3, as well. > > > > > > >Well, I tried it anyway: > > > ># tune2fs -j /dev/hda5 > > > >tune2fs 1.23, 15-Aug-2001 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > > > >The filesystem already has a journal. > > > > > > > > > > So, I'm wondering how come I can't get the kernel to support ext3 > > > >FS, basically :) > > > > > > >Does anyone (not) see a missing step? > > > > > > ext3 as a module or built in the kernel? if you want to use it as a > > > module, then you need to enable support for an initial ramdisk > > > (initrd) and build a proper initrd (i.e. mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd- > > > 2.4.14.img 2.4.14) > > > > No, I chose to have ext3 built into kernel. > > > > cat /proc/filesystems | mail -s "Re: 2.4.14 + latest patch != ext3 support" > ext3-users@redhat.com > > Mike_________________________________________________________________ iVillage.com: Solutions for Your Life Check out the most exciting women's community on the Web http://www.ivillage.com
Hello, It appears that my kernel was not in place after all. Mea culpa. ext3 works again :) Thank you for your help! Otis _________________________________________________________________ iVillage.com: Solutions for Your Life Check out the most exciting women's community on the Web http://www.ivillage.com