--- e2fsck.c~	Thu May 16 04:01:03 1996
+++ e2fsck.c	Mon Jul 22 15:17:02 1996
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@
 #define MIN_CHECK 1
 #define MAX_CHECK 2
 
-static const char *corrupt_msg = "\nThe filesystem superblock is corrupt.  "
-	"Try running e2fsck with an alternate\n"
-	"superblock using the -b option.  "
-	"(8193 is commonly an alternate superblock;\n"
-	"Hence, 'e2fsck -b 8193 <device>' may recover the filesystem.)\n\n";
+static const char *corrupt_msg = "
+The superblock does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem.
+If it really is ext2fs (and not swap or ufs or so), then the superblock
+is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
+     e2fsck -b 8193 <device>\n\n";
 
 static void check_super_value(const char *descr, unsigned long value,
 			      int flags, unsigned long min, unsigned long max)
