From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@sandeen.net>
To: Nicolas Stransky <nico@stransky.cx>
Cc: linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: Filesystem corrupted: "Sorry, could not find valid secondary superblock"
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:12:36 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B631704.8080902@sandeen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <hjv12n$r2o$1@ger.gmane.org>
Nicolas Stransky wrote:
> On 1/29/10 10:38 AM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>> xfs_repair needs to be smarter about this; I at least wish it'd say
>> -why- the candidate was not valid.
>>
>> Can you include the whole repair output? Then maybe we can direct
>> you to some xfs_db jujitsu to examine the fs.
>>
>> Trying newer xfsprogs would not be a -bad- idea...
>>
>> -Eric
>
> The output is as follows:
>
> # xfs_repair /dev/sda
> Phase 1 - find and verify superblock...
> bad primary superblock - bad magic number !!!
xfs_db /dev/sda
xfs_db> sb 0
xfs_db> p
might be interesting to see what's there.
-Eric
> attempting to find secondary superblock...
> ......................
> found candidate secondary superblock...
> unable to verify superblock, continuing...
> ......................
> found candidate secondary superblock...
> unable to verify superblock, continuing...
> ......................
> [The previous one repeats hundreds of times over many hours]
> ......................
> Sorry, could not find valid secondary superblock
> Exiting now.
>
>
> I am trying right now xfsprogs 3.1.0 from Debian testing, will see what
> it gives...
>
> Thanks!
> NS
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-29 17:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-29 14:42 Filesystem corrupted: "Sorry, could not find valid secondary superblock" Nicolas STRANSKY
2010-01-29 15:38 ` Eric Sandeen
2010-01-29 16:06 ` Nicolas Stransky
2010-01-29 17:12 ` Eric Sandeen [this message]
2010-01-29 17:41 ` Nicolas Stransky
2010-01-29 18:16 ` Eric Sandeen
2010-01-29 19:58 ` Nicolas Stransky
2010-02-01 17:29 ` Nicolas Stransky
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