Got several replies saying more or less the same thing ...
> Do you expect the kernel to read your /etc/fstab before mounting the
> root file system, and then obey it?
No, but it remounts the disk read-write after it mounts it read-only.
It can switch from ext2 to ext3 at that point.
> Boot with 'rootfstype=ext2'
That works, but I don't see why I should have to specify additional
commandline options.
> and/or tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/sda2
Can't - it refuses to touch the disk it's standing on even in single user.
This makes it extremely difficult to revert.
And in answer to some other questions:
This machine can't boot off CD, so rescue disks are not an option.
It's remote anyway, and I shouldn't have to screw around with it to do this.
I'm not using initrd
The point remains, if I say I want ext2, I should get ext2, not whatever
some random developer decides he thinks I should have. Worst of all,
the system then lies to you and says it's mounted ext2 when it's not.
M.
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