#e2fsck -f -b 0 /dev/hdc3 if that doesn't work, try #e2fsck -f -b 8193 /dev/hdc3 ron --- vick Julius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I have a corrupted partition on a 2nd Hard disk (/dev/hdc3) and i tried > fsck > and e2fsck with no success I tried also the following commands: > > > 1)#sfdisk -l /dev/hdc3 > > Output: > > Warning: start=12434310 - this looks like a partition rather than > the entire disk. Using fdisk on it is probably meaningless. > [Use the --force option if you really want this] > > 2) # sfdisk -f /dev/hdc32) # sfdisk -f /dev/hdc3 > > output: > > Checking that no-one is using this disk right now ... > OK > > Disk /dev/hdc3: 272 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track > > sfdisk: ERROR: sector 0 does not have an msdos signature > /dev/hdc3: unrecognized partition > Old situation: > No partitions found > Input in the following format; absent fields get a default value. > <start> <size> <type [E,S,L,X,hex]> <bootable [-,*]> <c,h,s> <c,h,s> > Usually you only need to specify <start> and <size> (and perhaps > <type>). > > 3) # dumpe2fs /dev/hdc3 > > > output: > > dumpe2fs 1.19, 13-Jul-2000 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > dumpe2fs: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hdc3 > Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock. > > > Any idea? > Thank you > Vick > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com. > > ===== ^C quit :q exit ? help shit __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
