Just adding more history to this bug report: On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:48:54 -0800 (Wed, 01:48 GMT) Dean wrote:
> In any case, I went directly to the EXT4 Wiki & converted as per these > instructions: > > To convert an existing ext3 filesystem to use ext4, use the command > > $ tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/DEV > > > WARNING: Once you run this command, the filesystem will no longer be > mountable using the ext3 filesystem! > > After running this command, you MUST run fsck: > > $ fsck -pf /dev/DEV > >NOTE: by doing so, new files will be created in extents format, but this will >not convert existing files. >However, they can be transparently read by Ext4. > >Wiki page: http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Howto > >I wonder if I need to "recreate" my /boot & files within as EXT4--as I read >this, I would "seem" to have a blend >of EXT3 & 4 that can only be read as >EXT4.... > >As for what grub reports--It looks like grub has not been setup--I just get a >grub prompt with the normal >verbage that one sees when you are setting up >grub. I'm going to delete & redo my /boot & then re-setup >grub on the >partition--if it fails again, I will take a shot of the screen & send it to >you......if it boots a normal, >we will know that the patch needs a "real" >EXT4 set of files...either way...this is looking like a corner-case...... -- Patched grub will not boot from EXT4 partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/316872 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
