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Fsck problem

HI to all

i use fsck command on my /dev/sda1 and see this error what should i do .?

fsck.ex3: e2fsck read_bitmaps: illegal bitmap block(s) for /dev/sda1
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kms11
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Hi,

first umount /dev/sda1 from mount point directory

after try fsck

Response by:
mohamad_kian
1548 points
Drive failure. You can use dd to remove as much data from the drive before replacing the drive.

Response by:
fieropunk
260 points
First of all thanks for your response...

i use mount -r /dev/sda1 /mnt but i see following error :

wrong fs file type, bad option bad superblock on /dev/sda1 or too many mounted file system.


Response by:
kms11
158 points
Try:

fsck -b 8193(see man page of e2 fsck)

if same error, check with "-c" option

can you mount it with "r" permission ?

mount -r /dev/sda1 /mnt

if yes...

then try to copy content of filesystem by "tar" or "cpio" and create

new filesystem and restore copied files..

otherwise the best way is to create a new filesystem

and restore backup

Response by:
jalal
3623 points
Hi,

you must umount filsystem

after run fsck /dev/sda1

you dont have problem if get any error type error this site

Response by:
mohamad_kian
1548 points


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