Gerhard Reuteler wrote: > > After having built in a bigger disk to my pismo, I tried to make a bigger > /usr (/usrneu) with parted. Now the whole disk is recognized: > > pismo:/home/gerhard# mac-fdisk /dev/hda
> 2.0G) Linux native > /dev/hda17 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 /usrneu 5000000 @ 23092296 > ( > 2.4G) Linux native > /dev/hda18 Apple_Free Extra 10977784 @ 28092296 > ( > 5.2G) Free space > > But, when I start > > pismo:/home/gerhard# e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/hda17 > e2fsck 1.25 (20-Sep-2001) > e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hda17 > > The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 > filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 > filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock > is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock: > e2fsck -b 8193 <device> > debian ppc 2.4.9benh potato/woody/unstable (!! Before I don't have have have > my bigger /usr partition I can't make apt-get dist-upgrade.) > What's wrong. Did you make a filesystem on the partition? mke2fs -m 1 /dev/hda17 for 1% reserved space. And is there a reason why you left 5.2G unused on hda18? Don't you want to add all that to your "neu" /usr partition? a