Re: How to use btrfs as root?

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 06/28/2010 09:14 PM, Magicloud Magiclouds wrote:
> Hi,
>    I am trying to make a debian sid system with btrfs as root.

Why?  It's still tagged EXPERIMENTAL.

>   I installed debian sid on ext3 root, compiled 2.6.34 kernel. Booted
> to 2.6.34, it mounted a btrfs data partition right.
>   Then I booted into debian live, converted the root to btrfs, rebooted.
>   I got this:
> FATAL: Error inserting btrfs

Does your boot loader understand btrfs?

Does your initrd.img have btrfs in it?

> (/lib/modules/2.6.34/kernel/fs/btrfs/btrfs.ko): Unknown symbol in
> module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
> modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting btrfs
> (/lib/modules/2.6.34/kernel/fs/btrfs/btrfs.ko): Unknown symbol in
> module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>   Any idea? Thanks.

Have you looked in dmesg?

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