Re: Debian libc5 (stable) to libc6 (unstable) Mini-HOWTO (regular posting, updated)
In message <Pine.LNX.3.96.970823234819.12976A-100000@olorin.dyn.ml.org>, Scott
Ellis writes
:
>...
> 4.2. /sbin/e2fsck
>
The e2fsck program in e2fsprogs_1.10-4 has a bug in it which will
> cause it to destroy data on partitions above 2GB in size. The version
> in e2fsprogs_1.10-5 has fixed this bug. IMPORTANT: If you run the
> older libc6-based e2fsck on a 2 GB or greater partition, YOU WILL LOSE
> DATA.
I had problems with that version of e2fsck, EVEN THOUGH (by my calculations)
my partition was less than 2Gb (= 2 * 1024^3) by 67Mb.
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