No such luck, the partitions are still missing...
Code:
$ sudo parted -l
Error: /dev/sda: unrecognized disk label
Model: ATA Patriot Burst El (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 240 GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: unknown
Disk Flags:
# ... correct details on my flash drive
$ lsblk -e 7 -o name,size,type,fstype,fsuse%,fsavail,mountpoint
NAME SIZE TYPE FSTYPE FSUSE% FSAVAIL MOUNTPOINT
sda 223.6G disk
sdb 29.2G disk iso9660
# .. correct partition details on sdb
$ sudo fsck -n /dev/sda
fsck from util-linux 2.37.2
e2fsck 1.46.5 (30-Dec-2021)
e2fsck_open2: Bad magic number in super-block
fsck.ext2: Superblock invalid, trying backup blocks...
fsck.ext2: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sda
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a valid ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else) then the superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
or
e2fsck -b 32768 <device>
I tried running those alternate e2fsck commands and both returned
Code:
Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sda
I'm starting to guess I might be hosed, at this point. Can I try something like testdisk, or is all it going to do is look at those alternate superblock locations? Thanks for the help, all.