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Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP!

From Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.setup
Subject Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP!
Date 2012-04-15 15:14 -0500
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On 04/14/2012 10:13 PM, Harry wrote:
>
> This is what, I believe, I did.
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I don't see any way that anything you reported doing could cause the problem
you are seeing, and frankly I can't come up with any likely typos in those
commands that would do it either.  If you had mistyped the destination
device as "sda1" or "sda2" instead of "sda", nothing would have been
affected (neither ext2/3/4 nor LVM2 store anything in the first 512 bytes).
If you had mistyped the blocksize as "446k" or the count as "1k", you would
have overwritten the partition table and possibly part of the ext3 file
system on that first partition.  You've still got what appears to be a good
partition table, a good file system on the first partition, and an LVM2
header at the appropriate location in the second partition.  e2fsck won't do
any writing if it doesn't find something that looks like a valid superblock.
Something else had to have happened, but I can't imagine what.

What is the history of that LVM2 PV?  Is it likely that the LVs were
allocated in single extents?  As a last resort you could do a brute force
search for a 16-bit integer 0xEF53 (little-endian, the byte order is 53 EF)
at offset 56 (0x48) in a sector, making that a possible superblock, then
use dmsetup to define a virtual device that begins 1024 bytes prior to that
sector and see what e2fsck has to say about that (use the "-n" option so
that it will open the device read-only).  Sounds like it might take a long
time, but probably no more than you've already spent.

-- 
Bob Nichols         AT comcast.net I am "RNichols42"

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No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 03:29 -0700
  Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-12 11:46 +0100
    Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 04:08 -0700
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-12 12:36 +0100
        Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 05:25 -0700
          Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-12 13:49 +0100
            Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 06:09 -0700
              Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-12 19:18 +0100
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 11:49 -0700
              Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 18:27 +0000
              Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 18:51 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 12:12 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2012-04-12 17:15 -0400
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 20:30 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 06:58 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 07:13 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-13 19:29 -0500
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 21:27 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-14 07:58 -0500
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-14 06:35 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-14 19:59 -0500
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-14 19:58 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-14 20:13 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-15 15:14 -0500
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 02:39 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-16 08:50 -0500
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 08:02 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 10:39 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 11:08 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-16 15:58 -0500
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 23:02 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-17 10:58 -0500
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-18 21:53 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-19 16:45 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-19 18:34 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-20 17:19 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-21 20:37 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-25 16:01 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-28 16:32 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-16 19:15 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 21:20 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 21:40 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 21:56 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-16 18:47 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 20:19 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-13 15:22 +0000
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                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 21:58 -0700
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            Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-12 21:37 +0100
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 15:46 +0000
        Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 09:35 -0700
          Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 18:57 +0000
  Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 15:59 +0000
    Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 16:39 +0000
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 09:53 -0700
        Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:03 +0000
    Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 09:48 -0700
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:07 +0000
    Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-12 18:43 +0100
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 10:55 -0700
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 18:07 +0000
        Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-12 19:20 +0100
          Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:11 +0000
            Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-04-12 20:39 +0100
              Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-13 16:50 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 21:24 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-16 19:04 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 21:44 -0700
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-17 17:18 +0000
                Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-17 18:41 -0700
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:09 +0000
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      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:13 +0000
        Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 12:21 -0700
          Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-04-12 20:12 +0000
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  Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-12 21:35 +0100
  Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-19 06:43 -0700
    Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Bob <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2012-04-19 11:29 -0500
      Re: No success repairing my ext4 file system so far, PLEASE HELP! Harry <simonsharry@gmail.com> - 2012-04-19 18:50 -0700

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