Try "tune2fs -l /dev/hdb3" or "debugfs -h /dev/hdb3" (both do the same
thing - spit out the ext2 filesystem superblock data. What version of
e2fsck are you using?
> The SuperBlock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem.
> ....If it /is/ ext2 then the Sb is corrupt, run 'e2fsck -b 8193 <device>'"
>
> So I do 'e2fsck -b 8193 <device>' and it says: "Bad magic number in SB
> while trying to open /dev/hdb3"
You are better off trying "e2fsck -B 4096 -b 32768 /dev/hdb3" instead.
Cheers, Andreas
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