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From: Hal MacArgle <haltec@kvinet.com>
To: Peter <heisspf@skyinet.net>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Lost HD Partition
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:47:49 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060621194749.GA1255@lnx2.kvinet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44999CC5.9050807@skyinet.net>

On 06-21, Peter wrote:
> 
> /sbin/e2fsck /dev/hda6
> e2fsck 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)
> Couldn't find ext2 superblock, trying backup blocks...
> /sbin/e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hda6
> 
> The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem.  If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
> filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
> is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
>    e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
> 
> /sbin/e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/hda6
> e2fsck 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)
> /sbin/e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hda6
> 
> The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem.  If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
> filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
> is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
>    e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

	IIRC, with the usual disclaimers, if the original fs was
created with 4K blocks the superblock would be: -b 32768.. The -b
8193 is for 1K block fs's... I hope that's right.. Also, IIRC, a fs
should not be checked if it's mounted which, in this case, it might
be but you don't know it.. I hope I'm not talking thru my hat.. <g>

-- 

    Hal - in Terra Alta, WV/US - Slackware GNU/Linux 10.1   (2.4.29)
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-06-21 19:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-06-21 14:40 Lost HD Partition Peter
2006-06-21  5:15 ` Ray Olszewski
2006-06-21 19:23   ` Peter
2006-06-21 13:56     ` chuck gelm
2006-06-21 19:47     ` Hal MacArgle [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-06-22 13:02 Peter
2006-06-22 13:58 ` Hal MacArgle

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