From a1ccadb4ad7bcb74e4fb3e70a047b2ed95a2a7f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Theodore Ts'o Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:57:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] ChangeLog, e2fsck.8.in: e2fsck.8.in: Update language about where to find a backup superblock. --- e2fsck/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ e2fsck/e2fsck.8.in | 7 +++++-- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/e2fsck/ChangeLog b/e2fsck/ChangeLog index 4e0d3ea..dac265c 100644 --- a/e2fsck/ChangeLog +++ b/e2fsck/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +1999-11-23 + + * e2fsck.8.in: Update language about where to find a backup + superblock. + 1999-11-19 * pass1.c (process_inodes): Add shortcut handling; if diff --git a/e2fsck/e2fsck.8.in b/e2fsck/e2fsck.8.in index 385bd29..a72194a 100644 --- a/e2fsck/e2fsck.8.in +++ b/e2fsck/e2fsck.8.in @@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ Instead of using the normal superblock, use an alternative superblock specified by .IR superblock . This option is normally used when the primary superblock has been -corrupted; most filesystems have primary superblocks located at -blocks 8193, 16385, etc. If an alternative superblock is specified and +corrupted. The location of the backup superblock is dependent on the +filesystem's blocksize. For filesystems with 1k blocksizes, a backup +superblock can be found at block 8193; for filesystems with 2k +blocksizes, at block 16384; and for 4k blocksizes, at block 32768. If +an alternative superblock is specified and the filesystem is not opened read-only, e2fsck will make sure that the primary superblock is updated appropriately upon completion of the filesystem check. -- 1.8.3.1