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resize2fs seems stuck at pass 3 (scanning inode table) - what to do?

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I have a machine running Arch Linux (2010, I believe) with a 6TB RAID-5 array hooked up to a Highpoint RocketRaid 2320. I've been having issues with the RAID controller's drivers and the latest Linux kernels thanks to the driver not being open-source, and as a result I am migrating the system to Wi…

Error Output

[root@nar-shaddaa rc.d]# resize2fs -p /dev/sdb3 863000000
resize2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Resizing the filesystem on /dev/sdb3 to 863000000 (4k) bloc…

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I finally figured out what it was. After cancelling the original resize (just a simple ctrl+C), I ran to correct any issues I made. I was able to mount the partition still under the original size, so no data was lost. I then ran resize2fs with the d…

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