ext3 problem - help!

[Eric Sandeen]

Paul wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When I booted up my PC this morning, it came up with an ext3 problem. It
> first made the drive ext2, repaired the drive as journal system and then
> set it to be ext3.
> 
> Only problem is that the files on the drive have vanished.
> 
> Is there any way to get them back or should I consign the problem to the
> big question mark in the sky, shrug my shoulders and walk...
> 
> TTFN
> 
> Paul
> 

Not nearly enough info here, and probably not the right list.

I'd gather up system logs, dmesg, repair output, contents of lost+found/
etc and send a note to the ext3-users list.

Thanks,
-Eric