Somebody in the thread at some point said: > /dev/sdb5 is mounted. > WARNING!!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause > SEVERE filesystem damage. > > Do you really want to continue (y/n)? yes That is like a gun saying "Warning, gun is pointed at your head... Do you really want to continue firing projectile (y/n) yes" Whatever was on /dev/sdb5 is fixed "real good" now, bust out the backups (but don't fsck them!) -Andy