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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!newshost.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!panix!ddsw1!not-for-mail From: mikebo@MCS.COM (Michael Borowiec) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Are FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 and 2.0 ufs filesystems compatible? Date: 2 Dec 1994 11:12:44 -0600 Organization: MCSnet, Chicago Area Public Internet Access Lines: 31 Message-ID: <3bnkic$ktm@Mars.mcs.com> References: <3blt5d$sui@shore.shore.net> <JKH.94Dec2160214@whisker.hubbard.ie> NNTP-Posting-Host: mars.mcs.com In article <JKH.94Dec2160214@whisker.hubbard.ie>, Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@whisker.hubbard.ie> wrote: >In article <3blt5d$sui@shore.shore.net> witr@rwwa.com (Robert Withrow) writes: > > Ca I just use my 1.1.5.1 file systems on 2.0, and my 2.0 filesystems > on 1.1.5.1, or is that a no-no. > >1.1.5.1 -> 2.0 Yes. 2.0 -> 1.1.5.1 no. Forward-compatibility is >always a neat trick, but generally impossible.. :-) > > If it is a no-no, how do I convert my 5 disks from one to the other? > >You can convert your 1.x filesystems to 2.0 with `fsck -c2' > But in some article or another, Garrett A. Wollman wrote: > fsck -c2 /dev/device # convert to version 2 > fsck -c1 /dev/device # convert to version 1 - untested > > However, this is an extremely invasive operation, and we don't take > any responsibility for fsck screwing up your data in the process. Does "fsck -c2" work as advertised or not? I have gigabytes of stuff on 1.1.5.1 filesystems. If I can avoid backup, newfs, restore self- flagellation I would really appreciate it! - Mike -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Borowiec All tied to their things, mikebo@MCS.COM they are netted by the strings... Free to flutter, in memory of their wasted wings... P.Gabriel