fails to understand ext_attr feature
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| parted (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Low
|
kacem chammali | ||
| partman-basicfilesystems (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: parted
Lucid alpha 2 live installer ("Try Ubuntu" then doubleclick on the "Install Ubuntu 10.04" icon) on a disk that already has a /boot and several other partitions from previous installs.
I use manual partitioning because I want to re-use one of the existing root partitions.
I choose a root partition, then set the existing /dev/sda1 filesystem as /boot, ext2 and click Next.
I get a dialog that says:
File system has an incompatible feature enabled. Compatible features are has_journal, dir_index, filetype, sparse_super and large_file. Use tune2fs or debugfs to remove features.
No hints about what the incompatible feature is (but apparently it's ext_attr).
I'm fairly sure this ext2 partition was created with an earlier Ubuntu installer, probably Hardy, Intrepid or Jaunty.
| Akkana Peck (akkzilla) wrote | #1 |
| Akkana Peck (akkzilla) wrote | #2 |
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote | #3 |
| description: | updated |
| summary: |
- Installer, /boot: "File system has an incompatible feature enabled" + fails to understand ext_attr feature |
| Changed in parted (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in partman-basicfilesystems (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in parted (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Triaged → Won't Fix |
| Changed in parted (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → kacem chammali (kacemchammali) |
| Changed in partman-basicfilesystems (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → kacem chammali (kacemchammali) |
| assignee: | kacem chammali (kacemchammali) → nobody |
I'm going to arrange for us to stop using libparted to check even ext2 filesystems (we were already avoiding checking ext3 and ext4 for a similar reason), since it's just incapable of dealing with modern versions of those. This is a shame and I'll leave the parted bug open since some day it would be nice if it could cope.