Re: btrfs on an external HD?

[Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@gmail.com>]

On 11/25/2010 01:26 PM, green wrote:
> Sven Joachim wrote at 2010-11-25 10:40 -0700:
> > On 2010-11-25 18:18 +0100, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > > On 11/25/2010 11:40 AM, green wrote:
> > > > I suppose we all know about this already: http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org
> > > > It is probably noteworthy that btrfs does not yet have a fsck tool.
> > >
> > > Really?  That's not what the package description says..
> >
> > > Is it wrong???
> >
> > No, but the description forgets to mention that the btrfsck utility
> > cannot repair filesystems.
>
> My mistake, I did not fully quote the wiki page: "btrfs does not yet have a
> fsck tool" ... "that can fix errors".

That 'is' somewhat important.  I had also read the wiki but "assumed" (I 
Know :-( )  from the description it was fixed in Debian.

Now, thanks to this thread, everyone that reads it will will not make 
the same mistake that I did.

Thanks green & Sven

Wayne