The request for e2fsprogs was there before, but not as a top-level post, so I am re-posting it: e2fsprogs 1.40.5-2: - Changed default inode_size in /etc/mke2fs.conf from 256 back to 128. This fixes backwards-compatibility with everything older. New behaviour can still be achieved using the -I 128 command to mke2fs or by editing mke2fs.conf grub 0.97-10 - Added previously posted patch to support bigger inode size - Removed the long obsolete /usr/share/grub -> /usr/lib/grub symlink Please sign off on both. I tested grub on x86_64 with my old inode size 128. To sign off, please copy the necessary files from /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc to /boot/grub and reinstall grub into the MBR (anything less is insufficient). Could someone also test with inode size 256?