XFS file system was messed up, probably due to unclean shut down. After using the xfstools, filesystem could be repaired and works as expected now.
There was no inclination of this having happened, though, I would have expected at least a meaningful error. Thanks, Stephan -- Crashes on mount https://launchpad.net/bugs/38388 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs