PenguinsAnonymous@notAchance.org wrote:
> Wow on reading this it prompted me to check the
> fstab when I saw corrption mentioned. I replaced
> the fstab during the emerge but not carefully
> enough. The file template uses XFS and I have an EXT2
> filesystem.
> I wonder how much damage I have caused and where
> to go from here.

I wouldn't expect the partition to mount, so it should be unchanged
unless you have tried to "repair" it. Run "cat /etc/mtab" to see what
is currently mounted.