postgresql error PANIC: could not locate a valid checkpoint record

Question

When I load up the postgres server (v9.0.1) i get a panic that prevents it from starting:

PANIC: could not locate a valid checkpoint record

Answer 1

just like the log saying : could not locate a valid checkpoint record.Postgres can't find a properly WAL under the $PGDATA/pg_xlog/ directory. Try to use pg_resetxlog