You mentioned that you created a reiserfs on it. you need to use reiserfsck on it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Hugo Rivera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Enlarging a logical volume > > > Following Redbooks Technote TIPS0128 instructions, I've > create a logical volume and installed a Reiser file system on > it, and it works well. I used > the command: > mkreiserfs /dev/lvmdata/vol1 > > Now, I'm trying to enlarge the logical volume vol1 using: > > lvextend /dev/lvmdata/vol1 -L 7.64G > > and I checked that the new size was taken. Then, following > the "Distributions" redbook instructions I ran e2fsck to > check the file system before run > resize2fs and I've got the following messages: > > linuxdev:~ # e2fsck -f /dev/lvmdata/vol1 > e2fsck 1.28 (31-Aug-2002) > Couldn't find ext2 superblock, trying backup blocks... > e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open > /dev/lvmdata/vol1 > > 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> > > So, I assume it's not a ext2 file but an ext3....so How can I > resize my logical volume???. > Any help??....Many thanks. > > > > Hugo. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
