Did you run e2fsck against /dev/hdb or /dev/hdb1?  /dev/hdb is the entire 
disk.  /dev/hdb1 (or 2, 3, etc....) is the file system that you want to 
check.  Running e2fsck /dev/hdb will give you that error even if all is well. 

Try: e2fsck /dev/hdb1.  Hopefully, you haven't started the reinstall yet.  :^|

Larry


On Saturday 06 January 2001 11:34, you wrote:
> Thanks Pete;
> Tried your suggestion with the same results.
> Went to Debian on /dev/hda2 and did the following:
>    e2fsck /dev/hdb
>    Couldn't find ext2 super-block while trying to open /dev/hdb.
>
>    The super-block could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem.
>    If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 filesystem (and
> not swap or ufs
>    or something else), then the super-block is corrupt, and you might
> try running
>    e2fsck with an alternate super-block:
>        e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
> Tried the alternate super-block with no success. Guess it will be a
> re-install after all.
> Clay