Hello I cannot reproduce the incident with this method export LC_ALL=POSIX sudo mke2fs -t ext4 /USB1910bis/fs.img 30G mke2fs 1.45.3 (14-Jul-2019) Creating regular file /mnt/USB1910bis/fs.img Creating filesystem with 7864320 4k blocks and 1966080 inodes Filesystem UUID: 2cf9eafb-628c-45d3-b452-6bdf785ae24d Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000
Allocating group tables: done Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (32768 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done sudo mount -v -o loop /USB1910bis/fs.img /mnt mount: /dev/loop12 mounted on /mnt. #### It is necessary to copy files because when the partition does not contain any, it can shrink without difficulty sudo ls -ls /mnt total 20 4 drwx------ 20 root root 4096 Jan 2 13:20 P2 16 drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Jan 2 12:56 lost+found sudo umount -v /mnt umount: /mnt unmounted sudo e2fsck -fy /USB1910bis/fs.img e2fsck 1.45.3 (14-Jul-2019) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /USB1910bis/fs.img: 3929/1966080 files (0.4% non-contiguous), 3978206/7864320 blocks sudo resize2fs /USB1910bis/fs.img 20G resize2fs 1.45.3 (14-Jul-2019) Resizing the filesystem on /USB1910bis/fs.img to 5242880 (4k) blocks. The filesystem on /USB1910bis/fs.img is now 5242880 (4k) blocks long. sudo e2fsck -fy /USB1910bis/fs.img e2fsck 1.45.3 (14-Jul-2019) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /USB1910bis/fs.img: 3929/1310720 files (0.4% non-contiguous), 3937075/5242880 blocks sudo mount -v -o loop /USB1910bis/fs.img /mnt mount: /dev/loop12 mounted on /mnt. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to e2fsprogs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1857914 Title: resize2fs destroy the content of the partition Status in e2fsprogs package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Hello The used version of ubuntu is 19.10 So the used version of ubuntu is GParted 0.32.0 and the used of resize2fs is 1.45.3 (14-Jul-2019) I wanted to shrink by 20 GB the size of an old partition created with ubuntu 18.04 and stored on an external hard drive connected by USB3. The process says it works perfectly well see attachment file But the partition can no longer be mounted. The message is: mount: /mnt/sdb2 : wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb2, missing codepage or helper program, or other error. if I do the stupidity to launch the fsk command to repair, I find all the files and directory in the special directory called Lost + found Being able to remake the original content, I have seen four times that it gives this unpleasant result. It also allows me to change the scenario. - If I use an internal disk partition instead of the external disk, you're fine. - If I use version 18.04, everything is fine even if I use the external disk - If I make a new partition on the external disk in version 19.10, I can shrink also without any problem. So I think there is a software regression for a very specific context. Thanks. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/+bug/1857914/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp