The docs (and Running Linux) say that you can restore a damaged superblock by using fsck -b 8193 or multiples thereof. Whenever I have tried it, it has failed and I've had to reinstall. Last night I tried it again on my son's computer; no luck yet again.
Has anyone ever had any luck with this? Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) Book Reviews: http://www.pentelikon.freeserve.co.uk/bookreviews/ Skeptical articles: http://www.freethinker/uklinux.net/ "To be forced by desire into any unwarrantable belief is a calamity." I.A. Richards
