fsck error "programming error? block #????? claimed for no reason in process_bad_block."
Issue
- During
fsckon a corrupted filesystem (possibly cannot be mounted), an error that looks like this is output byfsck, and the filesystem check does not continue/complete:
programming error? block #????? claimed for no reason in process_bad_block.
where "?????" is a block number preceded by the # sign.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4,5,6
- Ext2/3/4 filesystem
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