ext2fs_open2: The ext2 superblock is corrupt ../e2fsck/e2fsck: Superblock invalid, trying backup blocks... ../e2fsck/e2fsck: The ext2 superblock is corrupt while trying to open test.img The superblock 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 superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock: e2fsck -b 8193 <device> Exit status is 8