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...>>> I have a system with an ext4 filesystem with its journal on an other >>>> device (an SSD). >>>> Now this SSD dropped of the sata bus so the filesystem went r/o. >>>> I would like to remove the journal but it says it can't because >>>> needs_check is set. >>> >>> What does it actually say? there is no needs_check flag AFAIK. >> >> I think he means "needs_recovery" - EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_RECOVER >> set when journal recovery is needed after an unclean shutdown. > > Yes, that's the one....

...olkert van Heusden wrote: >> >> I have a system with an ext4 filesystem with its journal on an other >> device (an SSD). >> Now this SSD dropped of the sata bus so the filesystem went r/o. >> I would like to remove the journal but it says it can't because >> needs_check is set. > > What does it actually say? there is no needs_check flag AFAIK. I think he means "needs_recovery" - EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_RECOVER set when journal recovery is needed after an unclean shutdown. What you want is to run (per the tune2fs(8) man page, maybe something shoul...

Hi, I have a system with an ext4 filesystem with its journal on an other device (an SSD). Now this SSD dropped of the sata bus so the filesystem went r/o. I would like to remove the journal but it says it can't because needs_check is set. I can't run fsck because the journal is not reachable. Is there any way to solve this? I understand I lost any pending changes in the journal. regards -- www.vanheusden.com

Eric, Andreas, >>> I have a system with an ext4 filesystem with its journal on an other >>> device (an SSD). >>> Now this SSD dropped of the sata bus so the filesystem went r/o. >>> I would like to remove the journal but it says it can't because >>> needs_check is set. >> >> What does it actually say? there is no needs_check flag AFAIK. > > I think he means "needs_recovery" - EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_RECOVER > set when journal recovery is needed after an unclean shutdown. Yes, that's the one. > What you want is to run...

...ave a system with an ext4 filesystem with its journal on an other >>>>> device (an SSD). >>>>> Now this SSD dropped of the sata bus so the filesystem went r/o. >>>>> I would like to remove the journal but it says it can't because >>>>> needs_check is set. >>>> >>>> What does it actually say? there is no needs_check flag AFAIK. >>> >>> I think he means "needs_recovery" - EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_RECOVER >>> set when journal recovery is needed after an unclean shutdown. >> >&g...

...5/13 3:13 AM, Folkert van Heusden wrote: > Hi, > > I have a system with an ext4 filesystem with its journal on an other > device (an SSD). > Now this SSD dropped of the sata bus so the filesystem went r/o. > I would like to remove the journal but it says it can't because > needs_check is set. What does it actually say? there is no needs_check flag AFAIK. > I can't run fsck because the journal is not > reachable. Is there any way to solve this? I understand I lost any > pending changes in the journal. Can you use debugfs to change the state of the fs so that it a...