HELP! fsck.ext3: Bad Magic number in super-block

[tgrier]

My system was running fine...
and now ...
on boot I get

checking filesytems
fsdk.ext3: badmagic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hdd (which is my home dir hard drive) (failed)
it drops me to shell
SELinux is active
RUN setenforce 1 to reenable

give root password for maintenance.

I have re booted 3 times and same thing over and over...

PLease advise...
Thanks guys and gals.
trg

[w5set]

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=63864&highlight=autofsck

[tgrier]

Thank you for the quick reply..
but I do not understand ... what you are suggesting..
the file system is read only
and I get a command line with
(repair filesystem) #

[Firewing1]

See my post in the other thread; /dev/hdd isn't a partition which is why you get the error. You must specify a partition to use; example /dev/hdd1, or /dev/hdd5
(hdd1 = first primary partition, hdd5 = first Logical/Extended partition)
Firewing1

[pert]

checking filesytems
fsdk.ext3: badmagic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hdd (which is my home dir hard drive) (failed)
Are you sure you typed the "/dev/hdd" this correctly? I ask because "fsdk" seems to be a typo too.

What seems to be happening is that fsck (what "fsdk" should have been) is trying to check a disk rather than a partition. Although this is possible it is rather unusual.

[tomcat]

http://www.yoper.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7400&pid=41726&st=0&#entry41726
This link might be useful for you now.