Re: Reiserfs, 3 Raid1 arrays, 2.4.1 machine locks up

[Colonel <klink@clouddancer.com>]

   Sender: james@pcxperience.com
   Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:32:19 -0600
   From: "James A. Pattie" <james@pcxperience.com>
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   Colonel wrote:

   > In clouddancer.list.kernel.owner, you wrote:
   > >
   > >I'm not subscribed to the kernel mailing list, so please cc any replies
   > >to me.
   > >
   > >I'm building a firewall on a P133 with 48 MB of memory using RH 7.0,
   > >latest updates, etc. and kernel 2.4.1.
   > >I've built a customized install of RH (~200MB)  which I untar onto the
   > >system after building my raid arrays, etc. via a Rescue CD which I
   > >created using Timo's Rescue CD project.  The booting kernel is
   > >2.4.1-ac10, no networking, raid compiled in but raid1 as a module
   >
   > Hmm, raid as a module was always a Bad Idea(tm) in the 2.2 "alpha"
   > raid (which was misnamed and is 2.4 raid).  I suggest you change that
   > and update, as I had no problems with 2.4.2-pre2/3, nor have any been
   > posted to the raid list.

   I just tried with 2.4.1-ac14, raid and raid1 compiled in and it did the
   same thing.  I'm going to try to compile reiserfs in (if I have enough room
   to still fit the kernel on the floppy with it's initial ramdisk, etc.) and
   see what that does.


Hmm.  reiserfs is probably OK as a module.  ac14 is 5 versions
'behind'.  I'd start looking for a distribution problem.