Re: Heads Up! FC3 Rescue CD cripples older distribs (Restore possible?)

From: General Schvantzkoph (schvantzkoph_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 04/23/05

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    Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:03:50 -0400

    On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 09:15:54 -0700, Andrew wrote:

    > yes, I know I shouldn't have taken the chance, but i did.
    >
    > I tried to repair an old RedHat 7.1 (Seawolf) system (kernel 2.4.2)
    > that wouldn't boot (would hang at "Updating fstab"), by using my FC3
    > rescue CD (the only rescue utility availabe at that moment).
    >
    > The consequence was that when I now try to boot into the 7.1 system,
    > the boot stops even sooner, with a new error:
    >
    > Checking root filesystem
    > fsck.ext2: Filesystem has unsupported feature(s) (/dev/hda7)
    > e2fsck: Get a newer version of e2fsck!
    >
    > *** An error occurred during the file system check
    > *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
    > *** when you leave the shell.
    >
    > ... etc...
    >
    > The "extra features", it seems, where "installed" when I booted into
    > FC3 Rescue mode, which mounted all the partitions (none of which are
    > ext3). I don't know what these extra features are and if it's possible
    > to remove them.
    >
    > First, a grumble: I realize the OS mismatch, but something that calls
    > itself "a rescue CD" should have been designed with extra precautions
    > to avoid damage to mismatched systems
    >
    > Second, a call for help: Is it possible to correct my old seawolf?
    > Would it suffice to get a newer version of e2fsck, like the error
    > message suggests? And where would I get a binary of the new one, for
    > RH7.1 (2.4.2) or how could I compile one using my new Fedora?
    >
    > (I have a few valuable progs and custom setups on this system I would
    > like to work with before scrapping it)
    >
    > TIA
    > andrew

    Why don't you just upgrade the system to FC3? 7.1 is incredibly old, it
    hasn't been supported for years.

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