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Re: ext3 - corrupt



On 22 Aug 2002 06:13:48 -0400
Mike Kuhar <mikewk147@attbi.com> wrote:

> Hmmm, interesting.  I had the same problem with an ext3 partition on a
> Maxtor drive.  Got to the point where I had to re-install.  I was using
> kernel version 2.4.17 at the time.  I think the problem is with ext3. 
> Since I re-installed and went back to ext2 on the same drives, I've had
> no further problems.  I've also gone through kernel versions 2.4.18 and
> currently on 2.4.19.  I might add, however, I have had ext3 on my laptop
> since 2.4.17 with no problems.  Besides different drives, there is only
> one partition  on the laptop, whereas my desktop has 4.(not including
> swap).  I don't know about you, but I'm steering clear of ext3 until
> some time in kernel 2.6.x,  -mk

Odd, I've been using ext3 on all my systems since ~2.4.7 and haven't had
any file corruption that I can in any way attribute to ext3.  No way I'd
go back to plain ext2.

-- 
Jamin W. Collins



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