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On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 12:40:11AM -0400, Jerry A! wrote: |
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> I'm not sure if the current build stuff will work. rc3 worked just |
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> fine. I'm guessing that part of the reason was b/c we had |
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> root=/dev/loop0 in there (hey, but I'm not really sure). I tried adding |
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> this line to rc4_pre2, but no luck. My guess is that if rc4_final boots |
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> like rc4_pre2, I'll still be in SOL. |
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Many recent 2.4 kernels had broken loopback device implementations. This was |
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*just* fixed in 2.4.3, as were several major ReiserFS filesystem corruption |
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bugs. I think the last kernel that seemed really stable was 2.4.0-test10 (I |
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think we used this one with 1.0_rc3). Since then, it's been a bumpy ride. |
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That's the primary reason to wait for a new release -- so you'll have a stable |
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kernel to install from. |
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For example, if you use kernel 2.4.1.19 (aka 2.4.1-ac19) to create your |
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ReiserFS filesystems and install Gentoo Linux, your filesystems will be badly |
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corrupted from the get-go. :( I can't remember what kernel is included with |
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1.0_rc4_pre2 right now, but it very likely has ReiserFS bugs that are worth |
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avoiding if at all possible. |
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Best Regards, |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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