Andreas Klemm wrote:
>On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 02:28:00PM -0800, Nate Lawson wrote:
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>>I've successfully repaired a fs with the superblock backup at 32. Now how
>>do I copy that backup to the default superblock location? fsck_ffs does
>>NOT automatically do this.
>>
>>
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>It does. With fsck -b 32 you use the alternate super block to repair
>the filesystem just in case the superblock in at the usual place is
>damaged. After that the filesystem is completely repaired ...
>Of course the previously damages superblock ...
>
>fsck does the same things only that you choosed the first copy
>of the superblock, that is always on block 32. The next copy
>depends on the size and geometry of the filesystem and is not
>so easy predictable like the "32" which is always present ....
>
>
If FS boundaries are right, one can always try newfs -N, then fsck with -b.
I tried this once and succeeded using superblock copy being really more
distant from FS start.
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