On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:37:49 -0800, Grant wrote: > > # mount /dev/hda1 /boot > mount: unknown filesystem type 'ext2' >
OK. I see now. By specifying the device and mount point, you bypass fstab. Default will be what mount THINKS it is, which is like doing mount -t auto... If you just did mount /boot it would be fine. > but also this: > > # mount -t ext3 /dev/hda1 /boot > # > What's the error here? Again, mount /boot should work. > Why does mount use ext2 by default? This hasn't happened before. I > have no special grub configuration and fstab specifies ext3 for boot. > See above. fstab is not used when you use both a device and mount point. > Is this the kind of issue that comes and goes on a Gentoo system and > isn't worth looking into? > > - Grant Stupid things do break when layouts, etc. change. Unfortunate. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
