Label Crap!

[Andrew Parker]

On 7/24/07, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
> Kevin Kofler wrote:
> > Karl Larsen <k5di <at> zianet.com> writes:
> >>      I did a google search and discovered that e2label can make just fine
> >> labels for my files. They were hhhhhedffggeertytuu and I changed them to
> >> fedora_7. Then I rebooted and fedora_7 would not come up and had a
> >> kernel panic and all that shit!
> >>
> >>      I had to use my fedora 7 DVD and select Rescue. When it got to the
> >> point I asked it to mount my fedora 7 system and it FAILED! I had to use
> >> mount the darn thing myself and then use joe to remove the dam labels  I
> >> made and replaced them with /dev/sdb5 which thank God now work! Now it
> >> will boot again.
> >
> > Labels just work here. You probably didn't enter them into fstab correctly (you
> > need to enter LABEL=fedora_7, not just fedora_7). Please don't blame the
> > utilities unless you have proof it's them which screwed up and not you!
> >
> >>      Please no one mention labels AGAIN!
> >
> > labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels
> > labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels
> > labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels labels
> > labels ;-)
> >
> >         Kevin Kofler
> >
> >
> >
> >
>         It was my fault because info e2label never mentioned you must have
> label= but I recall that now is the case. I might try again tomorrow and
> change just one and see if I can get it to work. Can I do the same for
> swap as well. I guess so but I tried and it said there were a bad
> superblock.
>
> But the loading of F7 had some weird Label on both swaps.

Don't forget that labels are used by grub too.