> > It's also possible I suppose that data > > blocks were actually corrupted, but that really depends on > > how the inode table blocks got corrupted in the frist > > place. > > > > This is what really troubles me. If the problem is in a > library or some seldom-used but essential utility then I am > going to be in trouble when I am not expecting it. > > I really should bring my backup up-to-date in any case. > If smartmontools don't reveal any hardware problems then the > best strategy must be to substitute the backup for my > current, drive do the update, then copy back to the the > current drive. Did you take the time to check for bad blocks? _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
