Cannot mount hard disk

[Karl Larsen]

Paul Smith wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am having the following problem with mounting /dev/sdc2:
>
> # mount /dev/sdc2
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdc2,
>        missing codepage or other error
>        In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
>        dmesg | tail  or so
>
> #  dmesg | tail
> /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 18783 (vmnet-netifup)
> /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
> /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 18805 (vmnet-dhcpd)
> /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
> /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 18806 (vmnet-dhcpd)
> /dev/vmnet: port on hub 1 successfully opened
> vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
> vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present
> EXT3-fs error (device sdc2): ext3_check_descriptors: Inode table for
> group 291 not in group (block 1082228738)!
> EXT3-fs: group descriptors corrupted!
> #
>
> Yesterday, I could mount it with no problem.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Paul
>
>   
    Please send us your /etc/fstab file. It needs to be right for a 
simple #mount xyz to work.

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