Hi Felix

Felix Miata wrote:
> I didn't check before now, so it could have been removed a while back,
> but since 10.0 release. Trying to mount HPFS partition in kernel
> 2.6.16-7-default gives error:
>
> hpfs: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
>
> Is it possible that we can get this undone somehow? This is going to
> hamper a lot of folks with OS/2 to Linux migration plans. It has
> traditionally been a reason for OS/2 users to prefer SuSE over other
> distros that removed it long ago.


Maybe the folks planning on moving from OS/2 based systems to SuSE
should moan at SuSE?

Regards

Pete

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:09:15 UTC in comp.os.os2.bugs, Felix Miata
wrote:

> I didn't check before now, so it could have been removed a while back,
> but since 10.0 release. Trying to mount HPFS partition in kernel
> 2.6.16-7-default gives error:
>
> hpfs: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
>
> Is it possible that we can get this undone somehow? This is going to
> hamper a lot of folks with OS/2 to Linux migration plans. It has
> traditionally been a reason for OS/2 users to prefer SuSE over other
> distros that removed it long ago.

That isn't an error message, it's information. The problem is that the HPFS
module isn't supported by *anyone*. It's still part of the stock 'vanilla'
kernel in 2.6.15.1 so it hasn't gone away yet but the person listed as the
maintainer doesn't maintain it anymore. SuSE are just setting the 'taint' flag
so it'll still load and work but they're saying that if you report a problem to
them that looks kernel related then they'll ask you to reproduce it without hpfs
loaded.

--
Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK.
Trevor-Hemsley at dsl dot pipex dot com

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:33:02 UTC, "Trevor Hemsley"
wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:09:15 UTC in comp.os.os2.bugs, Felix Miata
> wrote:
>
> > I didn't check before now, so it could have been removed a while back,
> > but since 10.0 release. Trying to mount HPFS partition in kernel
> > 2.6.16-7-default gives error:
> >
> > hpfs: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
> >
> > Is it possible that we can get this undone somehow? This is going to
> > hamper a lot of folks with OS/2 to Linux migration plans. It has
> > traditionally been a reason for OS/2 users to prefer SuSE over other
> > distros that removed it long ago.
>
> That isn't an error message, it's information. The problem is that the HPFS
> module isn't supported by *anyone*. It's still part of the stock 'vanilla'
> kernel in 2.6.15.1 so it hasn't gone away yet but the person listed as the
> maintainer doesn't maintain it anymore. SuSE are just setting the 'taint' flag
> so it'll still load and work but they're saying that if you report a problem to
> them that looks kernel related then they'll ask you to reproduce it without hpfs
> loaded.

Can any Linux distro use or understand the JFS file system we use in OS/2?


--
Best regards
Sten Solberg

.... Also sprach Zarathustra: "Have a Good Day!"

Sten Solberg wrote:

> Can any Linux distro use or understand the JFS file system we use in OS/2?

It has JFS, but I think the issue is in OS/2's LVM. Debian Sarge could not understand what the OS/2 JFS partition was on a dualboot box I have here. I would think the JFS is close enough, thus blame LVM.

--
Michael Lueck
Lueck Data Systems
http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/

Remove the upper case letters NOSPAM to contact me directly.

Sten Solberg wrote:
>
> Can any Linux distro use or understand the JFS file system we use in OS/2?
>
>

I seem to remember that when using jfs_mkfs to create
a jfs partition on Linux that you can specify the -O
option for compatibility with OS/2. I assume this means
that OS/2 can read the Linux jfs partition, but I am not
sure that this means Linux can read the OS/2 jfs partition.

-Philip

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:09:15 UTC, Felix Miata
wrote:

> I didn't check before now, so it could have been removed a while back,
> but since 10.0 release. Trying to mount HPFS partition in kernel
> 2.6.16-7-default gives error:
>
> hpfs: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
>
> Is it possible that we can get this undone somehow? This is going to
> hamper a lot of folks with OS/2 to Linux migration plans. It has
> traditionally been a reason for OS/2 users to prefer SuSE over other
> distros that removed it long ago.

It still works perfectly!

That WARNING message merely states that noone at Suse will respond to any
complaints you have with HPFS support!

....eric

eric w wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:09:15 UTC, Felix Miata
> wrote:

> > I didn't check before now, so it could have been removed a while back,
> > but since 10.0 release. Trying to mount HPFS partition in kernel
> > 2.6.16-7-default gives error:

> > hpfs: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.

> > Is it possible that we can get this undone somehow? This is going to
> > hamper a lot of folks with OS/2 to Linux migration plans. It has
> > traditionally been a reason for OS/2 users to prefer SuSE over other
> > distros that removed it long ago.

> It still works perfectly!

> That WARNING message merely states that noone at Suse will respond to any
> complaints you have with HPFS support!

Up to kernel 2.6.16-28-default as of last night's upgrade to
10.2rc2/factory. Finally figured out I got off track somehow in fstab.
These are three of my now working fstab entries:

/dev/hda8 /disks/D vfat
users,noexec,fmask=0111,dmask=0000,ro,noatime,noau to 0 0
/dev/hda9 /disks/E msdos
users,noexec,fmask=0111,dmask=0000,ro,noatime,noau to 0 0
/dev/hda19 /hpfs/T hpfs
users,noexec,umask=0,gid=1000,case=asis,ro,noatime ,noauto 0 0

The forces of darkness have erased my memory of why I had set
fmask=0111,dmask=0000 on anything, which on hpfs results in bad option
errors attempting to mount, which in turn is what lead to my starting
this thread. fmask=0111,dmask=0000 apparently works fine on both msdos
and vfat. I also have no idea why I'm not using umask=0 on vfat & msdos.
Anyone have any ideas why these non-native filesystems use or need
different mask options?
--
"Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but
rather expose them." Ephesians 5:11 NIV

Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409

Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/auth

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:05:42 UTC, Felix Miata
wrote:

> eric w wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:09:15 UTC, Felix Miata
> > wrote:
>
> > > I didn't check before now, so it could have been removed a while back,
> > > but since 10.0 release. Trying to mount HPFS partition in kernel
> > > 2.6.16-7-default gives error:
>
> > > hpfs: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
>
> > > Is it possible that we can get this undone somehow? This is going to
> > > hamper a lot of folks with OS/2 to Linux migration plans. It has
> > > traditionally been a reason for OS/2 users to prefer SuSE over other
> > > distros that removed it long ago.
>
> > It still works perfectly!
>
> > That WARNING message merely states that noone at Suse will respond to any
> > complaints you have with HPFS support!
>
> Up to kernel 2.6.16-28-default as of last night's upgrade to
> 10.2rc2/factory. Finally figured out I got off track somehow in fstab.
> These are three of my now working fstab entries:
>
> /dev/hda8 /disks/D vfat
> users,noexec,fmask=0111,dmask=0000,ro,noatime,noau to 0 0
> /dev/hda9 /disks/E msdos
> users,noexec,fmask=0111,dmask=0000,ro,noatime,noau to 0 0
> /dev/hda19 /hpfs/T hpfs
> users,noexec,umask=0,gid=1000,case=asis,ro,noatime ,noauto 0 0
>
> The forces of darkness have erased my memory of why I had set
> fmask=0111,dmask=0000 on anything, which on hpfs results in bad option
> errors attempting to mount, which in turn is what lead to my starting
> this thread. fmask=0111,dmask=0000 apparently works fine on both msdos
> and vfat. I also have no idea why I'm not using umask=0 on vfat & msdos.
> Anyone have any ideas why these non-native filesystems use or need
> different mask options?

I'll boot my LINUX soon & post my HPFS vol entries for FSTAB.

On Mon, 1 May 2006 03:17:44 UTC, "eric w" wrote:

> I'll boot my LINUX soon & post my HPFS vol entries for FSTAB.
>

/dev/hda5 /warp hpfs ro 0 0

Sten Solberg wrote
> Can any Linux distro use or understand the JFS file system we use in OS/2?

Yes,

I have been using JFS with SuSE since 9.1. Now I am in 10.1.
I formated under OS/2. SuSE can format the partition with JFS but I have not
try it so I do not know if it works.
SuSE initially supported JFS in such a way that using 9.1 and I belive 9.2 I
had the whole drive formatted with JFS except /boot. Then they remove the
support because in some configuration had problems however the JFS was
still there as well as the JFS tools. I've just heard that Novell is
working with the JFS and it may be supported again.
In summary JFS is the partion I share between OS/2 and Linux.

Regards,


-=terry(Denver)=-