Re: [OT] Need URGENT help: HD partition crashed

Steve Dodd (dirk@loth.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 02:03:14 +0100


On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 04:41:19PM -0700, Linux Lists wrote:

> # e2fsck /dev/hda2
> e2fsck 1.10 24-Apr-97 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
> e2fsck: Filesystem revision too high while trying to open /dev/hda2
> Get a newer version of e2fsck!
> #

> I think this is probably due to the partition corruption, not because my
> filesystem rev. is too new ...

Try using the -b option to e2fsck to specify a backup superblock
(see e2fsck(8) for details). Oh, and the suggestion to get a newer e2fsck is
probably a good one anyway: my Debian box has 1.12 (9-Jul-98), and there
are probably newer versions than that around..

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