On Sat, 26 Oct 2002, Dave Evans wrote: > > This is all very true for 4.7, but what about earlier versions. > > > > I compiled fsck using 4.7 srcs, includes and hierarchy with 4.0 > > libraries and tools, so that I could have an fsck I could use with my > > 4.0 CDROM (the latest one I have, unfortunately) to repair any changes > > made by my CURRENT system. It does compile with the same errors you get > > on a true 4.7 system about unsigned/signed comparisons. It even works as > > a program, but it does not repair the filesystem properly to be > > compatible with 4.0. You get an instant panic when going multi-user. > > This is a real nuisance as it blows my recovery strategy should I ever > > need it. If someone could figure out how to fix this I would be grateful > > until the time I get my hands on a 5.0 CDROM > > > > > I tried it again today and it worked (fsck'ing CURRENT drives with > my fsck version 4.7 compiled for 4.0 ). I don't know why it failed yesterday. > > > Is there any way of obtaining a list of superblocks on a fs, apart from > making a note of the list newfs produces?
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