Thomas, thank you for having a look. I have updated the computer in question to lucid. Fortunately, the disk layout hasn't changed since I reported this bug. I can verify that the bug is still mostly the same. Please let me know if you need any further information.
$ sudo e2fsck /dev/sda12 e2fsck 1.41.11 (14-Mar-2010) EXPORT: clean, 377256/27574272 files, 51101972/55125031 blocks $ sudo e2undel -d /dev/sda12 -s /tmp/e2undel/ e2undel 0.82 Trying to recover files on /dev/sda12, saving them on /tmp/e2undel/ Checking only for named deleted files (use '-a' for all files) /dev/sda12 opened for read-only access /dev/sda12 was not cleanly unmounted. Do you want wo continue (y/n)? n $ apt-cache policy e2undel e2undel: Installed: 0.82-1.1 Candidate: 0.82-1.1 Version table: *** 0.82-1.1 0 500 http://ubuntu.intergenia.de/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: e2undel (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New ** Tags added: lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/234341 Title: e2undel claims a partition is unclean and mounted when it is not To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2undel/+bug/234341/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs