linux-ext4 - Re: Fwd: Need help with Data Recovery on Ext4 partitions that became corrupted on running OS

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Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:59:50 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	InvTraySts <invtrasys@...il.com>
CC:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: Need help with Data Recovery on Ext4 partitions that became
 corrupted on running OS

On 9/25/13 7:08 PM, InvTraySts wrote:
> (Going to merge these two back, because both of you are actually
> helping me, but with the two conversations being segregated like this
> it makes it hard to correlate with you both)
> The partprobe did work with getting the partition table reread.
> After that, the tune2fs sorta worked.
> root@...ver:~# tune2fs -f -O ^has_journal /dev/sdf1
> tune2fs 1.42.5 (29-Jul-2012)
> root@...ver:~# mount /dev/sdf1 /media/tmp
> root@...ver:~# ls -l /media/tmp/
> total 0
> 
> When I try and use the debugfs /dev/sdf1
> 
> root@...ver:~# debugfs /dev/sdf1
> debugfs 1.42.5 (29-Jul-2012)
> debugfs:  ls
> EXT2 directory corrupted
> debugfs:  ls /
> /: EXT2 directory corrupted

At this point you could try e2fsck on the _copy_, to see what it
can do.

Seems like something quite bad may have happened to your storage,
though, and e2fsck may not be magical for you.

-Eric

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