Re: e2fsck - file system revision to high for this version

[Andrew Sharp <andy@netfall.com>]

Gerhard Reuteler wrote:
> 
> After having built in a bigger disk to my pismo, I tried to make a bigger
> /usr (/usrneu) with parted. Now the whole disk is recognized:
> 
> pismo:/home/gerhard# mac-fdisk /dev/hda

> 2.0G)  Linux native
> /dev/hda17        Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /usrneu               5000000 @ 23092296
> (
> 2.4G)  Linux native
> /dev/hda18             Apple_Free Extra                10977784 @ 28092296
> (
> 5.2G)  Free space
> 
> But, when I start
> 
> pismo:/home/gerhard# e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/hda17
> e2fsck 1.25 (20-Sep-2001)
> e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hda17
> 
> The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem.  If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
> filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
> is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
>     e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
> debian ppc 2.4.9benh potato/woody/unstable (!! Before I don't have have have
> my bigger /usr partition I can't make apt-get dist-upgrade.)
> What's wrong.

Did you make a filesystem on the partition?

mke2fs -m 1 /dev/hda17

for 1% reserved space.  And is there a reason why you left 5.2G
unused on hda18?  Don't you want to add all that to your "neu" /usr
partition?

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