Can't resize an ext3 partition with 1.8.8

[Andrés G. Aragoneses]

I have received the following error attached. Any ideas?

Regards,

        Andres

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GParted 0.3.7

Libparted 1.8.8

Shrink /dev/sda2 from 178.30 GiB to 80.59 GiB  01:11:28    ( ERROR )

calibrate /dev/sda2  00:00:00    ( SUCCESS )
	path: /dev/sda2 start: 16787925 end: 390716864 size: 373928940 (178.30 GiB)

calculate new size and position of /dev/sda2  00:00:00    ( SUCCESS )
	requested start: 16787925 requested end: 185807789 requested size: 169019865 (80.59 GiB) new start: 16787925 new end: 185807789 new size: 169019865 (80.59 GiB)

check filesystem on /dev/sda2 for errors and (if possible) fix them  00:07:39    ( SUCCESS )

e2fsck -f -y -v /dev/sda2

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 802699 inodes used (3.43%) 13550 non-contiguous inodes (1.7%) # of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 34587/2362/2 20224673 blocks used (43.27%) 0 bad blocks 5 large files 643967 regular files 139662 directories 45 character device files 48 block device files 3 fifos 7207 links 15590 symbolic links (14746 fast symbolic links) 3375 sockets -------- 809897 files e2fsck 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)

shrink filesystem  00:56:19    ( ERROR )

resize2fs /dev/sda2 84509932K
	Resizing the filesystem on /dev/sda2 to 21127483 (4k) blocks. resize2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) resize2fs: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to resize /dev/sda2

check filesystem on /dev/sda2 for errors and (if possible) fix them  00:07:29    ( SUCCESS )

e2fsck -f -y -v /dev/sda2

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 802699 inodes used (3.43%) 13550 non-contiguous inodes (1.7%) # of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 34587/2362/2 20224673 blocks used (43.27%) 0 bad blocks 5 large files 643967 regular files 139662 directories 45 character device files 48 block device files 3 fifos 7207 links 15590 symbolic links (14746 fast symbolic links) 3375 sockets -------- 809897 files e2fsck 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)

grow filesystem to fill the partition  00:00:01    ( SUCCESS )

resize2fs /dev/sda2
	resize2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) The filesystem is already 46741117 blocks long. Nothing to do!

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