When I try to run fsck on partition m of this disk: # /dev/rsd1c: type: SCSI disk: SCSI disk label: TOSHIBA MD04ACA4 duid: 8ad0895bc1395d21 flags: bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 63 tracks/cylinder: 255 sectors/cylinder: 16065 cylinders: 486401 total sectors: 7814037168 boundstart: 262208 boundend: 7814037168 drivedata: 0
16 partitions: # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] a: 1136000 262208 4.2BSD 2048 16384 8875 b: 1821490 1398208 swap c: 7814037168 0 unused d: 1571840 3219712 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12280 e: 2318784 4791552 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12958 f: 2672000 7110336 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12958 g: 1545856 9782336 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12077 h: 4944064 11328192 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12958 i: 262144 64 MSDOS j: 2428672 16272256 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12958 k: 6954496 18700928 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12958 l: 7898912 25655424 4.2BSD 2048 16384 12958 m: 7780482560 33554560 4.2BSD 8192 65536 1 fsck reports that it cannot read negative block numbers: ** /dev/rsd1m BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG LOOK FOR ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS? yes CANNOT READ: BLK 749213312 CONTINUE? yes THE FOLLOWING DISK SECTORS COULD NOT BE READ: 749213312, 749213313, 749213314, 749213315, 749213316, 749213317, 749213318, 749213319, CANNOT READ: BLK -2147483648 CONTINUE? yes THE FOLLOWING DISK SECTORS COULD NOT BE READ: -2147483648, -2147483647, -2147483646, -2147483645, -2147483644, -2147483643, -2147483642, -2147483641, -2147483640, -2147483639, -2147483638, -2147483637, -2147483636, -2147483635, -2147483634, -2147483633, ...<repeat for the rest of the disk> How can I make sure fsck can handle a partition this size? There is nothing important on there at the moment. -- Sincerely, Colton Lewis
