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Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 17:27:55 -0500
From: Joe Harvell <jharvell@dogpad.net>
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The problem is solved by upgrading the the device mapper library to 
1.02.05.  Thanks.

As for the 2.4 kernel, I have to use 2.4 on this box for Rational 
Clearcase MVFS compatibility.

Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
> On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 01:46:59PM -0500, Joe Harvell wrote:
>   
>> How can I determine which combinations should be compatible?  What 
>> version of the tools/library do I need to downgrade to in my installed 
>> environment?  
>>     
>
> Don't downgrade userspace tools - upgrade them.  Best to use the same versions
> of userspace packages in both environments.  But avoid snapshots.
> (You'd need old packages on 2.4 to use them, and they're buggy anyway.)
>
> The 2.4 kernel patches haven't been updated for some time and contain some 
> bugs that already got fixed in the 2.6 tree.
>
> Alasdair
>