ext2 is not supported for placing persistent files
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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casper (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
If live-booting the ubuntu iso with persistence using persistent files, then when persistent files are searched in scripts/
This makes impossible to create a persistent file larger than 4GB since the files are found only if they put on a partition using vfat.
To reproduce the issue, put casper-rw (or writable) or home-rw file on a partition using an ext2 filesystem to the root folder.
Then boot the ubuntu iso in persistent mode with proper persistent-path parameter like 'persistent-
The fix for casper_1.501 to add only the ext2 support:
--- a/scripts/
+++ b/scripts/
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ find_cow_device() {
# will cause data loss when a live CD is booted on a system
# where filesystems are in use by hibernated operating systems.
case "$(get_fstype ${devname})" in
- vfat)
+ vfat|ext2)
*)
The ubuntu release I used: 22.04.01 LTS.
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