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I get the folowing error when I try to mount a drive:

Error mounting /dev/sda1 at /media/ubuntu/f2bebb2d-d57d-4c75-b719-cda5a73d8531: Command-line `mount -t "ext4" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid" "/dev/sda1" "/media/ubuntu/f2bebb2d-d57d-4c75-b719-cda5a73d8531"' exited with non-zero exit status 32: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1,
      missing codepage or helper program, or other error
      In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
      dmesg | tail  or so

There are two partition on my hard disk. I have tried starting up with the install disk to see if there are any disk repair apps but it seem that there are not.

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Please edit your question and tell us how you try to mount. – Mostafa Shahverdy Mar 4 at 17:54
The drive is the main system boot hd. I downloaded the install image and burned it to a dvd and booted of it. In the side bar the drive is listed and I double clicked on it. A few seconds later the error message pops up. – user137559 Mar 4 at 18:20
I have pulled the drive out an put it into an external case and see if I could mount it on my Mac. In the Disk utilities on the Mac it sees the drive but it will not mount the two partitions. – user137559 Mar 4 at 18:23

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wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1

Either you have used the wrong partition or the filesystem is seriously scrambled.

First double check that your intent is really to mount /dev/sda1.
Look at the output of:

parted /dev/sda print

If you're sure that it is the right partition, try to do a file system check:

e2fsck /dev/sda1

If you need further assistance add the output to your question.

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I was able to find the disk app and it shows the two partitions a 1.1 gigs. It is a 320gb drive and it looks like it is not seeing the third filesystem drive. – user137559 Mar 4 at 21:41
how do I do it as a super user form the try now disc. I get a command not found with e2fsck – user137559 Mar 5 at 0:09
The server has been running with no problem. The two partitions are the file system and swap disk. I and see the partitions when I use the disk app on the instal disk running test/try now instead of install. I did come across this page superuser.com/questions/278864/cant-mount-hard-drive-ubuntu and it seems like the problem I am having. The only thing get privilege problems when I run off the disc (sudo). How can I do the test as a super user running of the disc. – user137559 Mar 5 at 15:28

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