boot off the livecd and run fsck WITHOUT the partition mounted . Cheers Dale. ----- Original Message ----- From: "InfoHelp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CLUG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 1:41 AM Subject: Gentoo Linux partition repair?
> NB - have run these commands from a Suse terminal: > > P4-2656:~ # fsck.reiserfs /mnt/hda6 > reiserfsck 3.6.9 (2003 www.namesys.com) > > ************************************************************* > ** If you are using the latest reiserfsprogs and it fails ** > ** please email bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], ** > ** providing as much information as possible -- your ** > ** hardware, kernel, patches, settings, all reiserfsck ** > ** messages (including version), the reiserfsck logfile, ** > ** check the syslog file for any related information. ** > ** If you would like advice on using this program, support ** > ** is available for $25 at www.namesys.com/support.html. ** > ************************************************************* > > Will read-only check consistency of the filesystem on /mnt/hda6 > Will put log info to 'stdout' > > Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you > do):Yes > bread: Cannot read the block (2): (Is a directory). > reiserfs_open: bread failed reading block 2 > bread: Cannot read the block (16): (Is a directory). > reiserfs_open: bread failed reading block 16 > > reiserfs_open: the reiserfs superblock cannot be found on /mnt/hda6. > > Failed to open the filesystem. > > If the partition table has not been changed, and the partition is > valid and it really contains a reiserfs partition, then the > superblock is corrupted and you need to run this utility with > --rebuild-sb. > > Aborted > > P4-2656:~ # fsck.reiserfs /mnt/hda6 --rebuild-sb > reiserfsck 3.6.9 (2003 www.namesys.com) > > ************************************************************* > ** If you are using the latest reiserfsprogs and it fails ** > ** please email bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], ** > ** providing as much information as possible -- your ** > ** hardware, kernel, patches, settings, all reiserfsck ** > ** messages (including version), the reiserfsck logfile, ** > ** check the syslog file for any related information. ** > ** If you would like advice on using this program, support ** > ** is available for $25 at www.namesys.com/support.html. ** > ************************************************************* > > Will check superblock and rebuild it if needed > Will put log info to 'stdout' > > Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you > do):Yes > bread: Cannot read the block (2): (Is a directory). > reiserfs_open: bread failed reading block 2 > bread: Cannot read the block (16): (Is a directory). > reiserfs_open: bread failed reading block 16 > > reiserfs_open: the reiserfs superblock cannot be found on /mnt/hda6. > super.c 333 rebuild_sb > rebuils_sb: cannot open device /mnt/hda6 > > > Gentoo booted, but alerted me to compile in DFVFS (?) & turn hdd DMA on. > Then it gave warnings about its ReiserFS partition, offering root login > for maintenance or Ctrl-D for normal startup. After root login I got > similar results as above, so I tried it again from Suse mounted. =X! > > Seems I need write permission to the Gentoo ReiserFS drive first? > > (Next I would just try booting Gentoo normal startup anyway .. ?) > > -- > InfoHelp Services http://www.infohelp.co.nz.linux.html i686 2.4.21-215-default > Suse Linux 9.0, Gnome 2.2.2, OpenOffice 1.1.0, Evolution 1.4.4, Mozilla 1.4.2 > > >
