Re: xfs

On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 11:49:08AM -0500, me wrote:
> 29 May 2005
> 
> I recently downloaded the ``build bootstrap'' iso file, 
> version 2.0.3 for x86, and wrote it to a cd-rom.
> I use an external SCSI Plextor cd-r drive.  The
> cd booted and the build bootstrap operating system
> installed quickly.   
> 
> I began this experiment with RockLinux because it
> includes the xfs file system.
> 
> However, the operating system will not boot using
> xfs.  I checked the bug tracking system on your
> website, and there is bug number 220 that addresses
> this same problem.  It was opened on 2 May 2004.
> It is marked critical and certainly is.
> 
> When I tried to boot the machine, Grub loaded the
> kernel, and the screen (display or console) showed
> the usual run of messages as the booting process
> continued.  Then when it came time to mount the
> root filesystem, the procedure stopped with
> a kernel panic.
> 
> The last eight lines of the display showed---
> 
> kmod:  failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k nle_iso8859-1, errno = 2
> sh-2021:  reiserfs_read_super: cannot find reiserfs on ide0(3,3)
> XFS:  mounting filesystem (ide0)(3,3)
> Starting XFS recovery on filesystem:  ide0(3,3) (dev:ide0(3,3))
> XFS:  xlog_recover_process_date:  bad clientid
> XFS:  log mount/recovery failed:  error 5
> XFS:  log mount failed
> kernel panic:  VFS:  Unable to mount root fs on 00:00

thanks for reporting!

i investigated on this issue and found that an old change on trunk was
not merged into stable tree.
the problem is in stone which did not umount the XFS filesystem after
installing onto it.
it is fixed in subversion now.

workaround 1:
answer "No" to "Do you want to un-mount the filesystems and reboot now?"

and umount /mnt/target manually - then reboot.

workaround 2:
edit /etc/stone.d/mod_install.sh prior to running stone.
search for the line where the shutdown occurs.
add "cd / ; sync ; umount -adrv" before that line.

thanks again.
regards,
th
--
> 
> Because of the quality of the xfs filesystem, it would
> be useful if this problem could be solved so that
> the operating system can be used with xfs. 
> 
> I am always pleased to see computer work out of
> Europe since I have family in Munich and friends
> in Austria.
> 
> Robert Willmann, Jr.
> San Antonio, Texas
> 

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