Filesystem corruption - Problem strikes again

[Volker Wysk]

Zitat von Little Girl <littlergirl at gmail.com>:

> Hey there,
>
> Volker Wysk wrote:
>
>> The !$"% problem shows again. I can't boot any longer. The password
>> is rejected. When started in recovery mode, it says that the volume
>> group "ubuntu-vg" is not found, and that /dev/sdb2 can't be unlocked
>> because it is not a valid LUKS device. /dev/sdb2 is the (encrypted)
>> part of the SSD, in which the cache for the HDD is stored.
>
> Maybe one of these pages will be of use:
>
> https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=can%27t+be+unlocked+becauseit+is+not+a+valid+LUKS+device
>
> The Linux Mint forum suggestion for typing out your password in a
> text editor (or into a field that doesn't hide the characters) to
> look at it and make sure it looks right might help. I've occasionally
> left the caps-lock key on when it should have been off or vice versa
> and/or forgotten to add punctuation or characters to a password even
> when it's one I use regularly. Maybe you're having the same type of
> issue at the moment.

The messages about LVS and LUKS rule out the possibility that it's  
just a problem with the password. But thanks.

Bye,
Volker