On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 07:51:32 -0400, "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx> said: > On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 08:15:52AM -0500, Eddy wrote: > > # fsck.ext3 /dev/hda1 > > e2fsck 1.28 (31-Aug-2002) > > Group descriptors look bad... trying backup blocks... > > fsck.ext3: Invalid argument while checking ext3 journal for /dev/hda1 > > > > # debugfs -w /dev/hda1 > > debugfs 1.28 (31-Aug-2002) > > /dev/hda1: Can't read an inode bitmap while reading inode bitmap > > debugfs: open -c /dev/hda1 /dev/hda1: > > catastrophic mode - not reading inode or group bitmaps > > debugfs: stat > > <8> stat: Invalid argument while reading inode 8 > > If you can't find any good backup group descriptors, something to try > is the -S option to mke2fs. Hi Ted! I just wanted to publicly thank you for your suggestion to try 'mke2fs -S'. After making a backup of the trashed partition with 'dd', and not making any progress using any other programs, I finally got up the nerve to try your suggestion. After it re-wrote the superblocks and group descriptors, I ran 'e2fsck -y' and it complained about a _LOT_ of things. It didn't look good, but I figured I had nothing left to lose. After it was done, I mounted up the filesystem and 'ls' showed nothing but 'lost+found'. Inside that dir, however, were a bunch of files and directories with numbered names, and after a little searching, I was able to find some of the important files that I thought were lost forever! So far, everything I've looked at it is intact! Needless to say, I am overjoyed, and owe you a big THANKS! I very much appreciate you taking the time to reply. Sincerely, Eddy -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
