[KLUG Members] 2.4.22 On The Verge

[Bruce Smith]

> > reiserfs seems to be in the kernel-unsupported RPM, which I didn't
> > install.  I'd rather have the mount fail, than have it trash that
> > partition.
> 
> ??? reiserfs works fine in 2.6.x. What do you mean, kernel-unsupported
> RPM? Are you speaking of reiserfsprogs, or the kernel code?

The kernel code.  

The unofficial Redhat RPMs have a name named: "kernel-2.6.*.iX86.rpm",
and a corresponding file:  "kernel-unsupported-2.6.*.iX86.rpm".

  See:  http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/RPMS.kernel/

For some reason, the reiserfs module is in the RPM named "unsupported".
I have no idea why Redhat considers it to be unsupported.  Maybe they
just haven't tested it yet, or maybe they found a problem ...  donno.

If I installed the "unsupported" RPM, my reiserfs partition would
probably mount.  However, I wasn't brave enough to take the chance it
may have a problem.  (my reiserfs partition is only backed up once, as
opposed to my root partition which is backed up two different places :)

Also, I was worried that _possibly_ ReiserFS was upgraded to a newer
version in the 2.6 kernel and it would "upgrade" my partition, making it
unmountable back in 2.4.  (I have no idea, but didn't want to chance
that either)
 
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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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