Re: Recurring mounting problems(This can't be normal)

> Well, now I'm having the exact same problems.
> 
> When I boot into Gentoo, everything is fine until it starts to go 
> through the boot scripts and I get this:
> 
> 	* Remounting root filesystem read-only(if necessary)..   [!!]
> 	* checking root filesystem...
> 	fsck 1.27(8-Mar-2002)
> 	fsck.ext2: Is a directory while trying to open /
> 	/:
> 	The superblock could not be read or does .....
> 	..........
> 
> 	* Filesystem repaired  [!!]
> 	* Remounting root file system read/write..
> 	* Root filesystem could not be mounted R/W: [!!]
> 
> 	Give root password for maintenance
> 	(or type Control-D for normal startup):
> 
> Now my root partition is Reiser, so I don't understand why it's using 
> fsck or why it's apparently trying to mount it as an ext2 filesystem.

The only thing I can imagine besides a hardware failure is an incorrect /etc/fstab. Did you remember to use the -notail option on the /boot partition, and did you compile ReiserFS support in, not only as a module?

Or does is happen ocasionally, not directly after first reboot? In that case, dunno, good luck.

	jan