From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: Install errors, reiser3 messages Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:52:14 -0800 Message-ID: <4223928E.6060708@namesys.com> References: <421E71D4.7050806@linspireinc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <421E71D4.7050806@linspireinc.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Clifford Beshers Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com Clifford Beshers wrote: > > We recently rewrote our installer to use a custom program that can > stream a compressed iso9660 image file and unpack it to disk. > Previously it used rsync. Everything seemed to be fine, but when we > started running it on many machines, we started encountering errors > like the ones shown below, the output of dmesg. > > At first I suspected it might be that the kernel hadn't re-read the > partition table, but on several installs we did not create or modify > that table. > > Anyone have any guesses as to what is going wrong? > Again, this is reiser3. > > > hda1: rw=0, want=116654088, limit=50058477 > attempt to access beyond end of device > hda1: rw=0, want=116916232, limit=50058477 > attempt to access beyond end of device > hda1: rw=0, want=117178376, limit=50058477 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: sh-2029: reiserfs read_bitmaps: bitmap block > (#6258688) reading failed > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: jmacd-8: reiserfs_fill_super: unable to read > bitmap The above look like hardware errors from the disk drive. There have been rsync related emails on this list, but let's start with a working disk drive, ok? It is remotely possible that the above could be a failure to reboot after using fsync.... > NTFS volume version 1.2. > NTFS-fs warning (device hda2): load_system_files(): Volume is dirty. > Will not be able to remount read-write. Run chkdsk and mount in Windows. > ReiserFS: hda1: found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal > ReiserFS: hda1: using ordered data mode > ReiserFS: hda1: journal params: device hda1, size 8192, journal first > block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max > trans age 30 > ReiserFS: hda1: checking transaction log (hda1) > ReiserFS: hda1: Using r5 hash to sort names > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: Created .reiserfs_priv on hda1 - reserved for > xattr storage. > Adding 1049592k swap on /mnt/install/boot/linux-swap.swp. Priority:-1 > extents:215 > ReiserFS: warning: is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): > *3.6* [7 32 0x1 DIRECT], item_len 170, item_location 3388, > free_space(entry_count) 65535 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found > in block 5439488. Fsck? > ReiserFS: warning: is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): > *3.6* [7 32 0x1 DIRECT], item_len 169, item_location 3388, > free_space(entry_count) 65535 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found > in block 5439488. Fsck? > ReiserFS: warning: is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): > *3.6* [7 32 0x1 DIRECT], item_len 169, item_location 3388, > free_space(entry_count) 65535 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found > in block 5439488. Fsck? > ReiserFS: warning: is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): > *3.6* [7 32 0x1 DIRECT], item_len 169, item_location 3388, > free_space(entry_count) 65535 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found > in block 5439488. Fsck? > ReiserFS: warning: is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): > *3.6* [7 32 0x1 DIRECT], item_len 169, item_location 3388, > free_space(entry_count) 65535 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found > in block 5439488. Fsck? > ReiserFS: warning: is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): > *3.6* [7 32 0x1 DIRECT], item_len 169, item_location 3388, > free_space(entry_count) 65535 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found > in block 5439488. Fsck? > ReiserFS: warning: is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): > *3.6* [7 32 0x1 DIRECT], item_len 169, item_location 3388, > free_space(entry_count) 65535 > ReiserFS: hda1: warning: vs-5150: search_by_key: invalid format found > in block 5439488. Fsck? > > -- > > This message contains information which may be confidential and > privileged. Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for > the addressee), you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the > message or any information contained in the message. If you have > received the message in error, please advise the sender and delete the > message. Thank you. > >