Btrfs rescue images
Hello everyone,
As Linus discovered, the new btrfs disk format in 2.6.31-git can be problematic if your FS gets forward rolled to the new format and you end up bisecting back to the old code.
It would also be nice to have a way to run btrfsck on a root filesystem and do other assorted tasks. So, I'm making live boot usb images for both x86 and x86-64.
They should have enough to get your filesystems mounted and they also include git, gcc, make and enough to compile the kernel. These are based on the Arch 2.6.30 distro with just the btrfs newformat code added.
I've got the 32 bit image uploaded, and I'll queue up 64 bit overnight. If anyone is feeling brave, just dd the image onto a usb stick and rescue boot away.
They work on both of my test boxes, but a little extra testing would be nice.
-chris
Quoted 15 lines · Chris Mason
Hello everyone,
As Linus discovered, the new btrfs disk format in 2.6.31-git can be problematic if your FS gets forward rolled to the new format and you end up bisecting back to the old code.
It would also be nice to have a way to run btrfsck on a root filesystem and do other assorted tasks. So, I'm making live boot usb images for both x86 and x86-64.
They should have enough to get your filesystems mounted and they also include git, gcc, make and enough to compile the kernel. These are based on the Arch 2.6.30 distro with just the btrfs newformat code added.
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I've got the 32 bit image uploaded, and I'll queue up 64 bit overnight. If anyone is feeling brave, just dd the image onto a usb stick and rescue boot away.
They work on both of my test boxes, but a little extra testing would be nice.
Well, I had the link in my paste buffer, but it helps to actually paste it.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mason/btrfs-boot-images/
-chris
Quoted 5 lines · Chris Mason
Quoted 4 lines · Chris Mason
I've got the 32 bit image uploaded, and I'll queue up 64 bit overnight. If anyone is feeling brave, just dd the image onto a usb stick and rescue boot away.
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They work on both of my test boxes, but a little extra testing would be nice.
Well, I had the link in my paste buffer, but it helps to actually paste it.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mason/btrfs-boot-images/
Ok, I've the x86-64 upload is complete too. Just a note these are not isos, but meant to be directly dd'd onto a usb stick.
-chris