Problems mit mke2fs in 1.1.3

[Steven Scholz]

Rob,

>> mke2fs (as of busybox 1.1.3) bails out on two differnet embedded systems
>>
>> 	ppc8xx	linux-2.4.20	16MB RAM
>> 	arm920	linux-2.6.14	32MB Ram
>>
>> with the same error when formating a 60GB HDD:
>>
>> ~ $ mke2fs -v /dev/hda1
>> mke2fs 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)
>> mke2fs: Could not determine if /dev/hda1 is mounted
>
> Hmmm...  Is this arm big endian, perhaps?  (Looking for a common factor...)

Well. PPC is big, the ARM is little endian.

>> The original version of mke2fs from e2fsprogs_1.38 works fine!
>
> For the moment, I'd use that then.  Our mke2fs is an enormous unmaintainable
> mess and if I had time I'd write a new one based off the spec, but I don't
> right now...

Ack. Thanks.

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Steven