[linux-lvm] Re: LVM ext3 support

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anthony mayes <anmayes at siue.edu> writes:

> I am running Redhat 9 with kernel 2.4.20-20.9.  I am getting the
> following errors when trying to mount an LVM snapshot:
>
> EXT3-fs: INFO: recovery required on readonly filesystem.
> EXT3-fs: write access unavailable, cannot proceed.
>
> I saw a thread on redhat.com that said a kernel patch is needed.  My

BS.  You are trying to mount a non-clean filesystem on a read-only
LV.  I don't know why your LV is read-only.  You should find out why
it is, make it writable, and run fsck on it.  After that, you should
be able to mount it.

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