===========================================================================
Index: xfstests/check
===========================================================================

--- a/xfstests/check	2007-07-17 14:51:52.000000000 +1000
+++ b/xfstests/check	2007-07-17 14:49:15.000000000 +1000
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 seq="check"
-_check_test_fs
+#_check_test_fs
 
 [ -n "$TESTS_REMAINING_LOG" ] && echo $list > $TESTS_REMAINING_LOG
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ do
     [ -f $seq.notrun ] || try=`expr $try + 1`
     
     seq="after_$seq"
-    _check_test_fs
+    #_check_test_fs
 done
 
 interrupt=false

===========================================================================
Index: xfstests/common.config
===========================================================================

--- a/xfstests/common.config	2007-07-17 14:51:52.000000000 +1000
+++ b/xfstests/common.config	2007-07-17 14:45:24.000000000 +1000
@@ -579,16 +579,16 @@ else
     known_hosts
 fi
 
-echo $TEST_DEV | grep -q ":" > /dev/null 2>&1
-if [ ! -b "$TEST_DEV" -a "$?" != "0" ]; then
-    echo "common.config: Error: \$TEST_DEV ($TEST_DEV) is not a block device or a NFS filesystem"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ ! -d "$TEST_DIR" ]; then
-    echo "common.config: Error: \$TEST_DIR ($TEST_DIR) is not a directory"
-    exit 1
-fi
+#echo $TEST_DEV | grep -q ":" > /dev/null 2>&1
+#if [ ! -b "$TEST_DEV" -a "$?" != "0" ]; then
+#    echo "common.config: Error: \$TEST_DEV ($TEST_DEV) is not a block device or a NFS filesystem"
+#    exit 1
+#fi
+#
+#if [ ! -d "$TEST_DIR" ]; then
+#    echo "common.config: Error: \$TEST_DIR ($TEST_DIR) is not a directory"
+#    exit 1
+#fi
 
 echo $SCRATCH_DEV | grep -q ":" > /dev/null 2>&1
 if [ ! -z "$SCRATCH_DEV" -a ! -b "$SCRATCH_DEV" -a "$?" != "0" ]; then

===========================================================================
Index: xfstests/common.rc
===========================================================================

--- a/xfstests/common.rc	2007-07-17 14:51:52.000000000 +1000
+++ b/xfstests/common.rc	2007-07-17 14:47:55.000000000 +1000
@@ -572,10 +572,10 @@ _require_scratch()
 		 then
 		     _notrun "this test requires a valid \$SCRATCH_DEV"
 		 fi
-		 if [ "`_is_block_dev $SCRATCH_DEV`" = "`_is_block_dev $TEST_DEV`" ]
-		 then
-		     _notrun "this test requires a valid \$SCRATCH_DEV"
-		 fi
+#		 if [ "`_is_block_dev $SCRATCH_DEV`" = "`_is_block_dev $TEST_DEV`" ]
+#		 then
+#		     _notrun "this test requires a valid \$SCRATCH_DEV"
+#		 fi
 		 ;;
 	nfs*|ext2|ext3|reiserfs)
 		 echo $SCRATCH_DEV | grep -q ":" > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -1212,7 +1212,8 @@ _test_inode_extsz()
 
 ################################################################################
 
-if [ "$iam" != new -a "$iam" != bench ]
+#if [ "$iam" != new -a "$iam" != bench ]
+if false
 then
     # make some further configuration checks here