It looks like upstream will not support btrfs on i386. 

On 7 Feb 2011, at 1606, Morten P.D. Stevens wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Apparently the package is missing for i386.
> 
> x86_64:
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/os/Packages/btrfs-progs-0.19-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
> 
> But there is no btrfs package for i386:
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/os/Packages/
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Morten
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:owner-
>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brett
>> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:47 PM
>> To: Troy Dawson
>> Cc: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Repository containing btrfs-progs for SL6
>> 
>>>> I am trying to find the package known as btrfs-progs,
>>> btrfs-progs is part of the normal SL6 distribution, which is why you
>>> cannot find it in the external repo's.
>>> 
>>> # yum list btrfs-progs
>>> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
>>> Available Packages
>>> btrfs-progs.x86_64         0.19-11.el6                 sl
>>> #
>>> 
>>> Troy
>> I looked at the packages in the 2 install dvds, and tried the yum list,
>> but cannot see this package. Is it possibly only on x86_64? I am using
>> i386:
>> 
>> [brett@192-168-1-104 ~]$ yum list btrfs-progs
>> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
>> atrpms                                                   | 3.5 kB
>> 00:00
>> atrpms-bleeding                                          | 3.5 kB
>> 00:00
>> atrpms-testing                                           | 3.5 kB
>> 00:00
>> elrepo                                                   | 1.9 kB
>> 00:00
>> elrepo-kernel                                            |  951 B
>> 00:00
>> elrepo-testing                                           | 1.9 kB
>> 00:00
>> epel/metalink                                            |  10 kB
>> 00:00
>> epel                                                     | 4.3 kB
>> 00:00
>> epel/primary_db                                          | 2.9 MB
>> 00:05
>> epel-testing/metalink                                    |  10 kB
>> 00:00
>> epel-testing                                             | 4.2 kB
>> 00:00
>> rpmforge                                                 | 1.1 kB
>> 00:00
>> rpmforge
>> 3478/3478
>> rpmforge-extras                                          | 1.1 kB
>> 00:00
>> rpmforge-extras
>> 271/271
>> rpmforge-testing                                         | 1.1 kB
>> 00:00
>> rpmforge-testing
>> 56/56
>> sl                                                       | 3.2 kB
>> 00:00
>> sl-fastbugs                                              | 1.9 kB
>> 00:00
>> sl-security                                              | 1.9 kB
>> 00:00
>> sl-testing                                               | 1.9 kB
>> 00:00
>> Error: No matching Packages to list