hi,
machine ,.. was :-) .. running RHL ( pcq) 7.1 , ext2 filesystem, kernel 2.4.13 not much probs till now.
Suddenly wont boot .. kernel gives error: unable to mount root fs on 03:05 bad descriptor stored on superblock 0 ( something to that effect).. shutdown was proper.
I have tried all the tricks i know ...rescued countless system crashes before... but this one really stumps me. The machine was _FINE_
tried fsck / e2fs ... etc... even tried restoring / booting from rescue disk and restoring from the superblock backups stored inside the filesystem... no luck.
fdisk (linux) shows the filesystem prefectly as if nothing is wrong ..
any ideas ???? Can I get any data back ?? more Important ... why this happened ? In 4+ years off working with linux ... this one really stumps me Am I missing something ?
-.. heres the really amusing part. I had created a mini-os ( to test new kernels / system support at clients places. basically a ramdisk image). loads thru' lilo from the root file system. This WORKS !!!! the main system does not boot from the same system / filesystem... I have got additional 3 kernels to boot my system from ( inside lilo) ... None boot... all the same error..
what i really want to know is _WHY_ this happened . Can anyone please give any tips ? also ... any way of getting my data back ?
( Unless it HDD @ fault... but I doubt it. )
C'ya Erle.