Re: ext 3: no journal on filesystem on ide / mount: error 22 mounting ext3

From: Dirk Jakobsmeier (dirk.jakobsmeier_at_web.de)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:37:01 +0100

Daewon YOON wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I need your help.
> My Red Hat 7.2 doesn't boot. Following is the message it gives me instead.
>
> === msg start ===
> ...
> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
> Freeing initrd memory: 320k freed
> EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
> Red Hat nash version 3.2.6 starting
> Loading jdb module
> Journalled Block Device driver loaded
> Loading ext3 module
> Mounting /proc filesystem
> Creating root device
> Mounting root filesystem
> ext3: No journal on filesystem on ide0(3,7)
> mount: error 22 mounting ext3
> pivotrrot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 220k freed
> Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel
> === msg end ===
>
> I've tried to boot with rescue cd, but it can't mount the linux partition
> on my /dev/hda7.
>
> What could be wrong and what could I try to revive my system.
>
> --
> ZOO-<

Hi Daewon,

did you try, after booting from rescue CD, to mount /dev/hda7 as an ext2
filesystem. If you really have problems with your journaling device
of /dev/hda7 you can mount the device as ext2 without journaling.

Dirk

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