Missing Directories on fatx after renaming with case changed

duckweed · Post by **duckweed** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:59 am

Hi all ,

I lost a large directory in my fatx f: after renaming the directory. Is this a know problem. Im able to duplicate the problem in the test given below. My system is update to the latest Magic and emerge -u -D system

> My Test
>
> # mkdir AbC
> # cd AbC
> # touch 123
> # mv AbC ABC
> [Magic occurs at this point and the directory disappears]
>
> # mkdir ABC
> mkdir: cannot create directory `ABC': File exists
>
> #ls
> [Nothing]
>
> # rm -r ABC
>
> rm: WARNING: Circular directory structure.
> This almost certainly means that you have a corrupted file system.
> NOTIFY YOUR SYSTEM MANAGER.
> The following directory is part of the cycle:
> `ABC/AbC'
>

Chan anyone shed any light on this problem ? Thanks in advance.

nobspangle · Post by **nobspangle** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:58 pm

do

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mkdir abc
cd abc
touch 123
cd ..
mv abc ABC
ls

You can't move the directory whilst you're still in it.

duckweed · Post by **duckweed** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:24 pm

lol , of cus i know that

Obvious i wasnt in the directory when i mv it... i just didnt brother type out "cd .." here

nobspangle · Post by **nobspangle** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:46 pm

sounds like a bug in the fatx driver then.

duckweed · Post by **duckweed** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:55 pm

I uograded to kernel 2.4.29 and patched from the CVS. The problem no longe occurs.

Post by **ShALLaX** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:22 am

This is a known (classic) FatX driver bug.

duckweed · Post by **duckweed** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:53 am

Yes, thats what i found out .. but it seems to still reside in gentoox kernel

Post by **ShALLaX** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:48 pm

To my knowledge, it was never fixed... if it was, no one told me.

Post by **ShALLaX** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:58 pm

My bad, it was fixed... *mutters 10 months ago* *cough*. Ill merge it now.