You could try using using mkfs -S , to just recreate the SuperBlock, check man mkfs before u do that....... take a data backup too then after superblock is recreated ...mount file system readonly..and then run fsck...once fsck has fixed the bugs....u can remount read/write..and ur fs is up and running Digz On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 15:51 +0100, bloch@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I've been trying to use fsck to recover a corrupted filesystem. > > It appears the original superblock is corrupted too, as it has an inode > count of 0. When I start fsck with -b 32760, it uses the alternate > superblock and proceeds. However, it restarts from the beginning a > couple of times and after the second restart it doesn't use the > alternate superblock, stopping instead as it can't find the original > one. > > Is there a way around this, such as using one of the alternate > superblocks to replace the broken one, or a way of forcing fsck to keep > on using the alternate one? The checking process is taking several > hours in each case, as it's quite a large filesystem. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > > Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
