Re: reiser3.6 files inaccessable from rescue CD post reiserfsck --rebuild-tree

["Vladimir V. Saveliev" <vs@namesys.com>]

michael chang wrote:
> On 10/31/05, Vladimir V. Saveliev <vs@namesys.com> wrote:
>>Hello
>>
>>michael chang wrote:
>>>If I boot my Ubuntu install cd and run the "rescue" system, and try
>>>and select my reiserfs partition, it will fail, saying that it doesn't
>>>have the permisisons to execute /bin/bash.
>>>
>>Please boot off install cd so that it does not mount problem reiserfs partition
>>(/dev/hda5) as root filesystem.
>>Mount /dev/hda5 to /mnt and run ls /mnt/bin/ -l
>>What do you get?
> 
> Other results that may be of relevance: (which explain why GRUB
> complains, and note that for some reason, by default, ls is aliased to
> "ls --color=auto")
> 
> ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt$ ls boot
> ls: boot/grub: Permission denied
> ls: boot/knoppix: Permission denied
> ls: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/memtest86+.bin: Permission denied
> ls: boot/System.map-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> ls: boot/abi-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/config-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> ls: boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> ls: boot/System.map-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/config-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt$ ls boot -l
> ls: boot/grub: Permission denied
> ls: boot/knoppix: Permission denied
> ls: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/memtest86+.bin: Permission denied
> ls: boot/System.map-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> ls: boot/abi-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/config-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> ls: boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> ls: boot/System.map-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/config-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686: Permission denied
> ls: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386: Permission denied
> total 0
> ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt$ ls boot --color=no
> abi-2.6.12-9-686     initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386  System.map-2.6.10-5-386
> config-2.6.10-5-386  initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686  System.map-2.6.12-9-686
> config-2.6.12-9-686  knoppix                  vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386
> grub                 memtest86+.bin           vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686
> 
> ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ls /mnt -l
> total 371
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root     32 2005-10-09 00:24 Archive ->
> /windows/Downloads/media/Archive
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-10-14 00:19 bin
> drwxr-xr-x    3 root root     72 2005-10-30 14:12 boot
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root     11 2005-10-05 21:38 cdrom -> media/cdrom
> drwxr-xr-x   12 root root  21688 2005-10-07 04:08 dev
> drwxr-xr-x  147 root root   7856 2005-10-30 14:36 etc
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-10-05 21:38 hda6
> drwxr-xr-x    7 root root    176 2005-10-15 14:45 home
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-10-05 21:39 initrd
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root     28 2005-10-14 00:20 initrd.img ->
> boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root     28 2005-10-05 22:10 initrd.img.old ->
> boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386
> drwxr-xr-x   20 root root   4768 2005-10-14 00:19 lib
> drwx------  794 root root 340208 2005-10-30 15:49 lost+found
> drwxr-xr-x    4 root root    128 2005-10-30 14:10 media
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-03-31 19:09 mnt
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-10-09 03:12 opt
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root     33 2005-10-09 00:24 Original ->
> /windows/Downloads/media/Original
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-03-31 19:09 proc
> drwxr-xr-x   13 root root    520 2005-10-29 23:54 root
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root   5120 2005-10-15 20:35 sbin
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-10-05 21:39 srv
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-10-23 04:26 swap
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-03-23 22:41 sys
> drwxrwxrwt    7 root root    240 2005-10-30 14:36 tmp
> drwxr-xr-x   15 root root    376 2005-10-20 23:29 usr
> drwxr-xr-x   16 root root    384 2005-10-14 00:20 var
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root     25 2005-10-14 00:20 vmlinuz ->
> boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root root     25 2005-10-05 22:10 vmlinuz.old ->
> boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root root     48 2005-10-05 21:38 windows
> 
> ls /bin garners similar results (although I don't have an exact copy... sorry)
> 
> Unfortuantely, I didn't think to thorughly read your e-mail (misread
> the first line) before preceeding to run reiserfsck from a different,
> newer live CD (that I had a friend burn), which ran just fine.  While
> some files have "dissapeared" into lost+found (which means they need
> to be recatagorized or something, including everything in /boot), the
> remainder of the files (maybe 94% of them or so) are now readable.  I
> have no idea whether or not this is considered "progress".  Probably
> now have to go sort them by magic or something, with filenames like
> "25740_124378" on them. 

It might also be useful for you if knew that this file was initially created in
directory whose id is 25740. If it is not removed yet you can try to find that
directory with find /mnt -inum 25740.


 Anyways, thanks very much for your help,
> you've done a great job with reiserfs.
> 
> --
> ~Mike
>  - Just my two cents
>  - No man is an island, and no man is unable.
> 
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