On Wednesday 04 November 2009 22:59:39 you wrote: > Right, but: > > # e2fsck /dev/a_file_that_i_made_up > e2fsck 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009) > e2fsck: No such file or directory while trying to open > /dev/a_file_that_i_made_up > > The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 > filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 > 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> > > all that means is /dev/vg/root doesn't exist and e2fsck can't even get > off the ground. Note the "if the device is valid" part ... I see. > so it sounds like your root vg isn't getting assembled properly in your > other situation, which is more of a block device / lvm problem than an > ext4 problem, I think. > > -Eric > So maybe i did harm my fs by running e2fsck -b? Because running fsck afterwards gave me a lot of those Group descriptor checksum fixing proposals? I am surprised that e2fsck just told me that my fs is clean. Do you have a clue why an entry in my /etc/fsab like /dev/vg/root / ext4 noatime 0 0 works, while /dev/vg/root / ext4 noatime 0 1 doesnt? - fabian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html