Thus spake Curtis Hogg: > This was a rather lengthy thread on the ext3-users mailing list (more than > once, one thread started by me). The issue is indeed with the 'auto' > fstype, and setting the fstype to 'ext3' in your /etc/fstab will fix the > problem. One of the main reasons for using type 'auto' was so that if you > booted from a non-ext3 kernel you'd still have access to your partition, > just mounted as ext2. After botching my linux system up, I discovered that > as long as fsck checks your partition and marks it clean, it doesn't > matter if your fstype is ext3 or auto, it'll get mounted ok. > > HTH > > -- > Curtis Hogg [buckminst@inconnu.isu.edu] > ---------------------------------------------- > > WHERE CAN THE MATTER BE > Oh, dear, where can the matter be > When it's converted to energy? > There is a slight loss of parity. > Johnny's so long at the fair. > ---------------------------------------------- > WWW - http://hoshino-ruri.myip.org > ICQ - 1738575 [Authorization Required] > > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Greg Madden wrote: > > > On Wednesday 21 November 2001 05:51 pm, Shaya Potter wrote: > > > du doesn't seem to provide any statistics for my ext3 partition. any > > > praticular reason for this? > > > > > > spotter@zaphod:~$ mount > > > /dev/hda2 on / type auto (rw,errors=remount-ro,errors=remount-ro) > > > proc on /proc type proc (rw) > > > /dev/hda1 on /dosc type vfat (rw) > > > usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw) > > > > > > spotter@zaphod:~$ df > > > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > > > /dev/hda1 13375640 3668672 9706968 28% /dosc > > > spotter@zaphod:~$ > > > > I am not positive but using 'auto' may be the problem, try using > > type>ext3. 'df' doesn't have any issues with ext3 fs's , afaik. (works > > here) I think the official recommendation is to put ext3,ext2 as file type - it'll get recognized as ext3 by an ext3-aware kernel, or ext2 by an unaware kerenl. No problems here. Steve -- Kilroe hic erat!
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