../e2fsck/e2fsck: Block group descriptor size incorrect while trying to open test.img ../e2fsck/e2fsck: Trying to load superblock despite errors... ../e2fsck/e2fsck: Block group descriptor size incorrect while trying to open test.img The superblock could not be read or does not describe a valid ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2/ext3/ext4 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 or e2fsck -b 32768 Exit status is 8