Hi, I am getting a kernel panic when I boot linux. There is some bad block. To get rid of this, I want to run fsck.I boot linux with a boot diskette and then with rescue.img I get to the command prompt and then run fsck. #e2fsck /dev/hdb5 //hdb5 is my linux native when I run fsck I get following message: Group decriptors look bad... trying backup block... e2fsck:Bad magic number in superblock while trying to open /dev/hdb5 The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem.If the device is valid and it really contains ext2 filesystem(and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternative superblock: e2fsck -b 8193 <device> I run #e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/hdb5 I get the same message as I got above. How can I get my linux back? with regards, Anil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/