[NTLUG:Discuss] Messed modules_install

[Thomas Cameron]

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From: "Stephen Davidson" <gorky at freenet.carleton.ca>
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Messed modules_install



> That was that problem.
>
> Now, the kernel is failing during boot.
>
> As my / is ext3, I compiled EXT3 support into the kernel (rather than a
module).  However, the kernel is loading / as ext2, not reading the
partition table, and then segfaulting a few milliseconds later.
>
> So, how do I tell it that / is EXT3?  Weirder, it has no problem with
detecting this when booting the Stock Kernel????
>
> Thanks,
> Steve

Compile ext2 into the kernel.  Compile ext3 as a module.  It will work then.

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