I think I solved it by this simple command:
mke2fs -S /dev/sdb1
...which only rewrites the superblock.
This *wrong* command might have spoiled the partition (there should be -T
before ext3):
>> [root at mail dev]# mkfs ext3 sdb1
>> mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
>> mkfs.ext2: invalid blocks count - sdb1
- Jussi
Jussi Hirvi (greenspot at greenspot.fi) kirjoitteli (15.8.2008 17:45):
> Ok, I give up... I have to ask. This is CentOS 5.
>
> I switched one of my raid1 disks, and I already thought I had succeeded. But
> now it seems that something is very wrong with the first partition on the
> new disk. Luckily my system is fully bootable with the other disk.
>
> Here's some info. The new disk is sdb.
>
> // I removed all partitions with parted, and created the first one again.
> // parted does not complain:
>
> [root at mail dev]# parted sdb
> Using /dev/sdb
> (parted) print
>
> Model: ATA SAMSUNG HD321KJ (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sdb: 320GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: msdos
>
> Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
> 1 0.51kB 101MB 101MB primary ext2
>
> (parted) rm 1
> (parted) mkpart primary 1 100
> (parted) print
>
> Model: ATA SAMSUNG HD321KJ (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sdb: 320GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: msdos
>
> Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
> 1 0.51kB 100MB 100MB primary ext2
>
> (parted) quit
>
> // If I try to create a file system on the new partition,
> // I get an error message:
>
> [root at mail dev]# mkfs ext3 sdb1
> mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
> mkfs.ext2: invalid blocks count - sdb1
>
> // I cannot create a volume label:
> [root at mail dev]# e2label sdb1 /mnt/mirror
> [root at mail dev]# e2label sdb1
>
> [root at mail dev]#
>
>
> //fsck informs me like this:
>
> [root at mail dev]# e2fsck sdb1
> e2fsck 1.39 (29-May-2006)
> The filesystem size (according to the superblock) is 77392578 blocks
> The physical size of the device is 24414 blocks
> Either the superblock or the partition table is likely to be corrupt!
> Abort<y>? yes
>
> // I even tried fsck using the secondary (or tertiary) superblock
> // but no success.
>
>
> So now what? Apart from doing a low-level format.
>
> - Jussi
>
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