ChangeLog, e2fsck.8.in, unix.c:

unix.c (main): In the case where the filesystem revision is too high,
  	print the message about the superblock possibly being corrupt.
  e2fsck.8.in: Add expanded comments about how the -b option works.
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Theodore Ts'o 1998-02-01 00:16:40 +00:00
parent dedf1b2768
commit 24dd4028eb
3 changed files with 24 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
Tue Jan 20 15:37:01 1998 Theodore Ts'o <tytso@rsts-11.mit.edu>
* unix.c (main): In the case where the filesystem revision is too
high, print the message about the superblock possibly
being corrupt.
* e2fsck.8.in: Add expanded comments about how the -b option
works.
Sat Jan 17 13:02:16 1998 Theodore Ts'o <tytso@rsts-11.mit.edu>
* e2fsck.h: If EXT2_FLAT_INCLUDES is defined, then assume all of

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@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ suggested that people use
option whenever possible.
.TP
.I -b superblock
Instead of using the normal superblock, use the alternative superblock
Instead of using the normal superblock, use an alternative superblock
specified by
.IR superblock .
.IR superblock . This option is normally used when the primary superblock
has been corrupted; most filesystems have primary superblocks located at
blocks 8193, 16385, etc. If an alternative superblock is specified and
the filesystem is not opened read-only, e2fsck will make sure that the
primary superblock is updated appropriately upon completion of the
filesystem check.
.TP
.I -B blocksize
Normally,

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@ -494,10 +494,14 @@ restart:
if (retval) {
com_err(ctx->program_name, retval, "while trying to open %s",
ctx->filesystem_name);
if (retval == EXT2_ET_REV_TOO_HIGH)
printf ("Get a newer version of e2fsck!\n");
else if (retval == EXT2_ET_SHORT_READ)
printf ("Could this be a zero-length partition?\n");
if (retval == EXT2_ET_REV_TOO_HIGH) {
printf("The filesystem revision is apparently "
"too high for this version of e2fsck.\n"
"(Or the filesystem superblock "
"is corrupt)\n\n");
fix_problem(ctx, PR_0_SB_CORRUPT, &pctx);
} else if (retval == EXT2_ET_SHORT_READ)
printf("Could this be a zero-length partition?\n");
else if ((retval == EPERM) || (retval == EACCES))
printf("You must have %s access to the "
"filesystem or be root\n",
@ -510,7 +514,6 @@ restart:
printf("Disk write-protected; use the -n option"
"to do a read-only\n"
"check of the device.\n");
#endif
else
fix_problem(ctx, PR_0_SB_CORRUPT, &pctx);