Hi, thanks for the reply. there doesn't seem to be any device related error... I did try fsck.ext3 and here is the ouput .. ========================================================= e2fsck 1.37 (21-Mar-2005) /dev/sdb1: recovering journal /dev/sdb1 contains a file system with errors, check forced. Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Inodes that were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found. Fix<y>? yes Inode 23150593 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 23258292 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. yInode 23365847 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 23365848 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 23645369 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 23645370 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 23645371 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 23645372 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Deleted inode 23989501 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Inode 23989502 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 23989503 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Deleted inode 23989504 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Deleted inode 24068705 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Inode 24068706 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24068707 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24068708 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24154261 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24154262 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24154263 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24154264 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24319381 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24319382 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24319383 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24319384 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24391269 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24391270 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24391271 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24391272 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24469205 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24469206 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24469207 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24469208 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24699129 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24699130 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24699131 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24699132 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24784933 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24784934 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24784935 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Deleted inode 24784936 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Inode 24842705 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24842706 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24842707 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 24842708 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 67857521 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 68381037 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 68509537 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 68582341 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 69041813 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 69119221 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 69369641 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 69369642 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 69369643 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 69369644 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 134340585 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 134434341 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 134714021 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 134835666 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 136770309 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 136778097 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 138026013 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 144104178 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 152740634 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Deleted inode 229911998 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Deleted inode 229912000 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Deleted inode 235725049 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Deleted inode 235725050 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Deleted inode 235725052 has zero dtime. Fix<y>? yes Inode 237667897 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 242319975 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Inode 242319976 was part of the orphaned inode list. FIXED. Duplicate blocks found... invoking duplicate block passes. Pass 1B: Rescan for duplicate/bad blocks Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 16524: 32455728 32455830 32472317 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 16534: 32488498 32488564 32488689 32504895 32505011 32505013 32505022 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 16574: 40774646 40827888 40827889 40827890 40827891 40827892 40827893 40827901 40827902 40827903 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 16994: 74327918 74381301 74381302 74381303 74381304 74381305 74381306 74381307 74381308 74381309 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 2113541: 4657478 4661666 4674020 4710821 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 2113551: 4714992 4714993 4714994 4714995 4714996 4714997 4714998 4714999 4715000 4715001 4715002 4715003 4715004 4715005 4715006 4715007 4715248 4715249 4715250 4715251 4715252 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 2113601: 7206128 7206129 7206130 7206131 7206138 7206139 7206140 7206141 7206142 7206143 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 2113621: 8515824 8515825 8515826 8515827 8515828 8515829 8515830 8515837 8515838 8515839 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 16793627: 35000268 35000283 35004238 35012482 35016461 35016467 35016607 35041073 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 16793637: 35049360 35053476 35061525 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 16793647: 35714288 35714289 35714290 35714291 35714292 35714293 35714294 35714301 35714302 35714303 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 25247794: 52760866 52760918 52760985 52761002 52765090 52765095 52769027 52769045 52769112 52777269 52777409 52793748 52797741 52818227 52818431 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 67125291: 136578816 136578817 136578818 136578819 136578820 136578821 136578822 136578829 136578830 136578831 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 67125331: 138219553 138219554 138219557 138219569 138219570 138219575 138219576 138219577 138219580 138219644 138219646 138219669 138219724 138219764 138223636 138223666 138223670 138223672 138223714 138223761 138223763 138223852 138227721 138227723 138227725 138227747 138227750 138227754 138227759 138227760 138227762 138227763 138227765 138227766 138227769 138227770 138227771 138227772 138227774 138227775 138227796 138227824 138227831 138227896 138227902 138227903 138227918 138235912 138235942 138235955 138235964 138236023 138240019 138240059 138240090 138240161 138240186 138244121 138244128 138244144 138244152 138244154 138244155 138244189 138244199 138244218 138244276 138244335 138252389 138252414 138252525 138252526 138256435 138256438 138256471 138256543 138256551 138260501 138260504 138260524 138260534 138260537 138260539 138260582 138260593 138260608 138260637 138260660 138260671 138264637 138264812 138268837 138268897 138272778 138272795 138272809 138272887 138272971 138272989 138273010 138277037 138277056 138277059 138277104 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 67125361: 139920385 139920559 139924547 139969634 139982064 139982068 139982069 139982070 139982071 139982072 139982073 139982074 139982075 139982076 139982077 139982078 139982079 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 67125371: 140115184 140115185 140115186 140115187 140115188 140115189 140115190 140115197 140115198 140115199 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 134234322: 278333096 278341216 278341217 278341218 278341219 278341220 278341221 278341222 278341223 278341224 278341225 278341226 278341227 278341228 278341229 278341230 278341231 278349543 278357756 278374090 278378233 278386314 278386328 278390427 278394608 278394609 278394610 278394611 278394612 278394613 278394614 278394615 278394616 278394617 278394618 278394619 278394620 278394621 278394622 278394623 Duplicate/bad block(s) in inode 134234362: 280430697 280430753 280431012 280434874 280438883 280447045 280447211 280451165 280455255 280467606 280467644 280484078 280488199 280488342 280492052 280492272 280492273 280492274 280492275 280492276 280492277 280492278 280492279 280492280 280492281 280492282 280492283 280492284 280492285 280492286 280492287 280492528 280492529 280492530 280492531 280492532 280492533 280492534 280492535 280492536 280492537 280492538 280492539 280492540 280492541 280492542 280492543 Pass 1C: Scan directories for inodes with dup blocks. Pass 1D: Reconciling duplicate blocks (There are 18 inodes containing duplicate/bad blocks.) File /20070830.120300.ts (inode #16524, mod time Thu Aug 30 12:13:22 2007) has 3 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.121100.ts (inode #16534, mod time Thu Aug 30 12:21:24 2007) has 7 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.124300.ts (inode #16574, mod time Thu Aug 30 12:53:23 2007) has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.181900.ts (inode #16994, mod time Thu Aug 30 18:29:23 2007) has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070829.174700.ts (inode #2113541, mod time Wed Aug 29 17:57:21 2007) has 4 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070829.175500.ts (inode #2113551, mod time Wed Aug 29 18:05:25 2007) has 21 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070829.183500.ts (inode #2113601, mod time Wed Aug 29 18:45:23 2007) has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070829.185100.ts (inode #2113621, mod time Wed Aug 29 19:01:23 2007) has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.001100.ts (inode #16793627, mod time Thu Aug 30 00:21:23 2007) has 8 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.001900.ts (inode #16793637, mod time Thu Aug 30 00:29:24 2007) has 3 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.002700.ts (inode #16793647, mod time Thu Aug 30 00:37:22 2007) has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.084300.ts (inode #25247794, mod time Thu Aug 30 08:53:23 2007) has 15 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.033900.ts (inode #67125291, mod time Thu Aug 30 03:49:23 2007) has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.041100.ts (inode #67125331, mod time Thu Aug 30 04:21:23 2007) has 104 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.043500.ts (inode #67125361, mod time Thu Aug 30 04:45:23 2007) has 17 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.044300.ts (inode #67125371, mod time Thu Aug 30 04:53:22 2007) has 10 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.073100.ts (inode #134234322, mod time Thu Aug 30 07:41:23 2007) has 40 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. File /20070830.080300.ts (inode #134234362, mod time Thu Aug 30 08:13:22 2007) has 47 duplicate block(s), shared with 0 file(s): Duplicated blocks already reassigned or cloned. Pass 2: Checking directory structure Entry '20070831.101900.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17567. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17568. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17569. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17570. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17571. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17572. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17573. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17574. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17575. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.101900.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17576. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17577. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17578. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17579. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17580. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17581. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17582. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17583. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17584. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17585. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.102700.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17586. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17587. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17588. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17589. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17590. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17591. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17592. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17593. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17594. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17595. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.103500.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17596. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17597. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17598. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17599. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17600. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17601. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17602. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17603. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17604. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17605. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.104300.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17606. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17607. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17608. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17609. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17610. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17611. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17612. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17613. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17614. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17615. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105100.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17616. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17617. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17618. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17619. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17620. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17621. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17622. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17623. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17624. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17625. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.105900.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17626. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17627. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17628. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17629. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17630. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17631. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17632. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17633. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17634. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17635. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.110700.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17636. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.ts' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17637. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.tsrate' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17638. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0000.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17639. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0060.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17640. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0120.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17641. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0180.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17642. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0240.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17643. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0300.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17644. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0360.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17645. Clear<y>? yes Entry '20070831.111500.0420.info' in / (2) has deleted/unused inode 17646. Clear<y>? yes Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Unattached zero-length inode 17565. Clear<y>? yes Unattached zero-length inode 17566. Clear<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #142 (0, counted=37). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #218 (0, counted=10). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #259 (4, counted=14). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #991 (0, counted=10). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #1068 (4, counted=15). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #1088 (4, counted=14). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #1245 (4, counted=14). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #1610 (0, counted=30). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #2269 (0, counted=10). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #4168 (4, counted=14). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #4219 (0, counted=113). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #4271 (6, counted=36). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #4275 (13, counted=23). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #8494 (0, counted=74). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong for group #8558 (6, counted=90). Fix<y>? yes Free blocks count wrong (360044482, counted=360044941). Fix<y>? yes Inode bitmap differences: -(17567--17646) -184754182 -184754213 -184754222 -184754278 -184754285 -184754318 -(184754373--184754374) -184754405 -184754414 -184754438 -184754445 -184754470 -184755142 -184755181 -184755213 -184755461 -184755501 -184755504 -184755525 -184755534 Fix<y>? yes /dev/sdb1: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***** /dev/sdb1: 2498/243204096 files (0.1% non-contiguous), 126353048/486397989 blocks ======================================================= After fsck.ext3 i am able to mount the device again but after another 20 hours of backup i am seeing the same error again and partition remounts itself as read-only. Please provide your suggestion on solving this problem. Thank you once again. Best Regards, Raghu --- Christian Kujau <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Aug 2007, Kannan Raghuprasath wrote: > > EXT3-fs error (device sdb1): ext3_add_entry: bad > entry > > in directory #2: directory entry across blocks - > > offset=1080, inode=135216, rec_len=4132, > name_len=25 > > Aborting journal on device sdb1. > > ext3_abort called. > > EXT3-fs error (device sdb1): > ext3_journal_start_sb: > > Detected aborted journal > > Proably too late, but: are there any device-related > errors in the log? > Have you checked the device for errors? (eg. a > simple > dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/null should do). > > If the device (and the cabling) is fine, did you try > fsck.ext3 yet? If > so, what does it say? > > C. > -- > BOFH excuse #261: > > The Usenet news is out of date > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! 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