reiser4 patch for grub

jinn · 2005-12-23 17:25:07

downloaded the menu.lst and install-grub from the wiki:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rei … _materials

ran makepkg -i and got this:

[root@estergon grub-97]# makepkg -i
==> Making package: grub 0.97-2 (Fri Dec 23 18:21:01 PST 2005)
==> Checking Runtime Dependencies...
==> Checking Buildtime Dependencies...
==> Retrieving Sources...
==>     Using local copy of grub-0.97-reiser4-20050808.tar.gz
==>     Found menu.lst in build dir
==>     Found install-grub in build dir
==> Validating source files with MD5sums
    grub-0.97-reiser4-20050808.tar.gz ... Passed
    menu.lst ... FAILED
    install-grub ... FAILED
==> ERROR: One or more files did not pass the validity check!
[root@estergon grub-97]#

why doesnt the damned mp5sums match???

arooaroo · 2005-12-23 17:34:32

You have downloaded the files manually. You haven't edited them have you? Try letting makepkg doing the downloading for you.

If you still get errors, then my guess is that these files were updated and the pkgbuild was not. If you're happy with the menu.lst and install-grub files, then why not run md5sum on them and generate up-to-date values for these values. Then update the pkgbuild. This should solve the validation issue at least, but you are then at risk of using files that the pkgbuild didn't expect.

jinn · 2005-12-23 18:42:32

I did so at first but it asked for the packages. couldnt download them automatically i guess..
But i cheated and edited the pkgbuild and added my own md5sum checks . worked fine.

It compiled nicely.. but doesnt work.. I tried out grub with my new reiser4 partition but it couldnt understand the filesysem.. unknown filesystem..

why??

Mr Green · 2005-12-23 18:47:02

does your kernel support reiser4 ?

jinn · 2005-12-23 19:30:27

yes.. I have patched it. I have gone throught all steps in the wiki, the problem is that grub is not patched correctly or something, since it cannot understand its reiser4 fs.

jinn · 2005-12-23 20:56:32

is there anyone using grub with reiser4, or is all users of reiser4 lilo??

xerverius · 2005-12-24 10:59:01

I tried reiser4 a month ago (i did also the complete rewrite is the Arch Wiki), but the latest grub does not work, so lilo is safer (remember to run lilo after kernel install).

But for me reiser4 does not work. It does not "feel" faster than reiserFS, even worse..it's slower. When i edit a small file in vim (fstab or something), saving took ages. And also the sync command took quite long. The last one is not a real problem, but it shows reiser4 is caching a lot information in the memory, so when you system crashes, all the data is lost.

At the end of the story my kernel failed to boot, so i had to install arch in the swap partition (with reiser4 kernel) to recover all the data from the /home and /root directory...so ... never reiser4 for me again.

Of course, you can try reiser4, because it's nice to copy you entire system and install a new root file system..etc.etc.. you can learn a lot, but backup you data on an external disc to make sure it's really save.

..My 0,02.. Good luck, Xerverius

Mr Green · 2005-12-24 14:25:48

I have to agree, don't believe the hype ...

tried it once under lilo not a great deal to talk about may suit others but not me

my2c ;-)

jinn · 2005-12-24 14:38:16

Im starting to feel the same way..besides mounting it at boot takes considerately longer than ext3.. I think I will stick with ext3.. dont need extra hassel..

Thanx for the replies!

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#1 2005-12-23 17:25:07

reiser4 patch for grub

#2 2005-12-23 17:34:32

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

#3 2005-12-23 18:42:32

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

#4 2005-12-23 18:47:02

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

#5 2005-12-23 19:30:27

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

#6 2005-12-23 20:56:32

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

#7 2005-12-24 10:59:01

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

#8 2005-12-24 14:25:48

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

#9 2005-12-24 14:38:16

Re: reiser4 patch for grub

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