corrupted filesystem[SOLVED]

jdub23 · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 8

hi, this is my first gentoo install, and ive run into a boot error. After getting into grub, my system then boots the new install, but it hangs up when it "checks root filesystem"
fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/ROOT\
/dev/ROOT:
The superblock could nto 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>

when i run the command suggested with the device being "/dev/ROOT" as in the error message, it gives me the exact same error message. When i run the command again with the parameter "/dev/hda1" it shows that "/dev/hda1 was not cleanly unmounted, check forced" and it shows a bunch of things with the option to fix them. so i hit yes and at the end it says
/dev/hda1:*******FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED***********
/dev/hda1:35/7936 files(2.9% non-contiguous). 4024/31720 blocks

ANy help would be greatly appreciated
thanks

tw04l124 · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

Maybe:

Look in your /etc/fstab. Check if your root partition (/) has the correct file system. It looks like you have ext2 in fstab, but it is an ext3.

Maybe this is the error. Is this a new harddrive, or an old used one?
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ptah · n00b Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 65

Hi,
I think you have to edit /etc/fstab and configure : /dev/ROOT
In your case, i think that is /dev/hda1, right ?

jdub23 · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 8

ya this is a really old computer that ive reformated. Ill check the fstab rite now, that seems to make some sense

styrmis · n00b Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 48

It sounds like you haven't completed the section where you replace the placeholders in /etc/fstab (such as /dev/ROOT) with the correct values.

The 'ROOT' part is meant to be replaced. In your case, it is probably one of the partitions on /dev/hda.

Did you follow the partitioning scheme in the handbook?

You want to find the large partition which you installed the system files to (i.e. your new root file system) and replace 'ROOT' and other capitalised placeholders with the correct device identifier (e.g. /dev/hda1).

jdub23 · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 8

aiight, im lookin at the fstab rite now and im not exactly sure what i shud be changing, on top of that its saying its read only

jdub23 · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 8

ooooHHHh that makes a lot of sense. funny thing is, i remember configuring the fstab with those values like /dev/hda1 and the others, but the one im lookin at right now is configured differently

jdub23 · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 8

since the fstab right now is read only, how can i change it?

jdub23 · n00b Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 8

okay sweet, that was exactly what need to be fixed. thanks for the help and quick reply guys

styrmis · n00b Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 48

No problem.

Please edit the thread and put [SOLVED] in the title; thanks.