Tried it, no luck

~$ sudo e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/hdb\ne2fsck 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)\ne2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hdb\n\nThe superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2\nfilesystem.  If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2\nfilesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock\nis corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:\n    e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

Then tried:

~$ sudo mke2fs -n /dev/hdb\nmke2fs 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)\n/dev/hdb is entire device, not just one partition!\nProceed anyway? (y,n) y\nFilesystem label=\nOS type: Linux\nBlock size=4096 (log=2)\nFragment size=4096 (log=2)\n1661376 inodes, 3320604 blocks\n166030 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user\nFirst data block=0\n102 block groups\n32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group\n16288 inodes per group\nSuperblock backups stored on blocks:\n        32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208

Re-tried e2fsck with each superblock above. Same message each time.

Post #176,659 by drewk 9/28/04 12:28:03 AM Reply	Tried it, no luck ~$ sudo e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/hdb\ne2fsck 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)\ne2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hdb\n\nThe superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2\nfilesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2\nfilesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock\nis corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:\n e2fsck -b 8193 <device> Then tried: ~$ sudo mke2fs -n /dev/hdb\nmke2fs 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)\n/dev/hdb is entire device, not just one partition!\nProceed anyway? (y,n) y\nFilesystem label=\nOS type: Linux\nBlock size=4096 (log=2)\nFragment size=4096 (log=2)\n1661376 inodes, 3320604 blocks\n166030 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user\nFirst data block=0\n102 block groups\n32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group\n16288 inodes per group\nSuperblock backups stored on blocks:\n 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208 Re-tried e2fsck with each superblock above. Same message each time. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #176,674 by JayMehaffey 9/28/04 2:12:31 AM Reply	Re: Tried it, no luck e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/hdb I'm not a Linux system admin, but isn't e2fsck by partion rather then disk? That is, you want /dev/hdb1 not /dev/hdb. Jay
Post #176,685 by pwhysall 9/28/04 3:33:37 AM Reply	correct Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #176,732 by drewk 9/28/04 9:14:23 AM Reply	Will try tonight, didn't notice that, thanks === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.

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