tool for file system check
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Var partition refuses to unmount
I have /var on a separate partition on two computers using the reiserfs filesystem. Everytime I reboot, or shutdown my computers /var refuses to unmount claiming the device is busy. I then have to go ...
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ext4 is full but checked OK with fsck and badsector and shows plenty of free space
I need your opinion on this, any idea welcomed:
I have a PC with separated / and /home FSs.
The root fs has ext4 on sda5, Ubuntu is Precise Pangolin LTS 3.2.0-40-generic-pae.
I had a package update ...
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Dead fsck runs on every boot
I recently installed fglrx for my graphics card, but on my next boot, it boots into fsck (that gives me no option to cancel nor moves) and it says:
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
/dev/sda: clean, ...
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How to check an encrypted disk for errors
During the last installation of Ubuntu I set up full disk encryption using the option on the installer. My disk seems to now have become corrupt, and I'd like to check it for errors.
GNOME Disks on ...
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How do I manage regular fscks for large amounts of data?
I'm guessing there's a recommended size that doing fsck would be counter productive, say if the size is 100TB or greater doing it with the default setting of 30 or 20 mounts or 180 days is a bit ...
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fsck on ext4 resulted in file corruption
I had to hard reboot my machine and I had a file system corruption. I have tried to run fsck on the partition from live CD. However my partition is ext4 and I understand that fsck defaults to ext2 ...
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Messed up SuperBlock/Journal SDCARD
I had recently partitioned my SDCARD to work with my phone. Added an EXT4 and FAT32 partitions. After a power failure the data got corrupted. I can still see it but it's not the same as before. I've ...
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Why aren't my drives fscking [duplicate]
I logged on to my Ubuntu server and the message of the day contained these wonderful messages:
*** /dev/sda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot ***
*** /dev/sda6 will be checked for errors at ...
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How fast should fsck be?
I've tried checking my system drive using both touch /forcefsck and fsck from a DVD boot of Ubuntu, and both times it's been done remarkably quickly; like a few seconds for a 101 GB partition. Is ...
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I cannot get my 12.10 installation to stop checking the disk at startup
I have tried using:
sudo tune2fs -c 50 /dev/sda2
and I have even changed it to 0, but it still checks the disk at every startup.
HP 4t-100 with a 32GB SSD and 500GB HDD.
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How should I troubleshoot this weird SSD issue?
I'm having a confusing issue with my SSD. I will describe some of the symptoms.
Randomly the GUI will crash. The launcher and panel disappear, programs won't launch and eventually everything blanks ...
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My NTFS and ext4 partition mounts as read only
After upgrading some packets (that I don't know what), my ext4 partitions are mounted as read only:
m@mpc ~ $ sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
mount: warning: /mnt seems to be mounted read-only.
My NTFS ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 SSD root frequent random read only file system
I really need your help. I've got Dell Inspiron 1545 with 8GB of RAM and Sandisk Extreme 240GB SSD. The disk is seperated into three partitions, /root, /swap - 8GB, /home
blkid:
/dev/sda1: ...
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How to clear fsck on next reboot flag [duplicate]
This morning I logged into my Ubuntu 12.04 system (workstation) using ssh. I got this message:
*** /dev/sda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot ***
Here is the df
ics@steamboy:~$ df
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got /dev/sda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot in ubuntu 12.10 server virtual machine [duplicate]
Problem
I have this message called /dev/sda1/ will be checked for errors at next reboot when I booted up my VM running on ubuntu 12.10 server edition.
My host OS is mac os x lion.
What I have tried
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Can't boot my Ubuntu 12.04 machine; displays error on start
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 running Cinnamon desktop. I tried to reboot, and now I get an error and the system halts.
The error is:
> Starting nanny (Parental Control Daemon):
> ...
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ext4 filesystem wrongly detected as jmicron_raid_member
I have an installation of Ubuntu 12.04 on an SSD disk that I'm unable to boot after a kernel upgrade and a reboot. Additional things that might be a possible cause is that I did some cleanup (dpkg -r) ...
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how to fix the hard-drive Bad Sector
I tried to fix my hard drive using Ubuntu but I found that message and didn't know what to do with.... I need to fix my bad sectors
fsck /dev/sdb
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
e2fsck 1.42.5 ...
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I need to convert ext2 filesystem to ext4 to prevent fsck every time I boot?
Installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside manufacturer-installed Win 8 with no problems. Was "clever" enough to install as ext2 filesystem, which has resulted in the inconvenience of fsck making the usual ...
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/dev/sda is in use — from liveCD
I'm confused-- I booted from a ubuntu cd and selected the "try ubuntu" option. As I understand it, this is the new "live cd" style.
I then try to check my HDD using fsck and it says that /dev/sda is ...
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12.04 LTS reboot issue: fsck forced
after having upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04 LTS I have the following problems at shutdown/reboot:
- the only way to reliably shot-down system is to log-out from all user and shut-down from login screen
...
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Fsck Error on startup [closed]
I was playing Minecraft when I decided to leave, so I closed it down. After about ten minutes, I came back and Minecraft wouldn't start, so I restarted my computer. I now have,
fsck from ...
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Fsck results for ubuntu 12.10
Can somebody look at my results of fsck?
My problem is that every single time that I'm booting my laptop I get initramfs error prompt every time I'm making fsck from a liveUSB.
I have been using ...
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Why does my root filesystem keep becoming read-only?
I've lately been having an issue with my root filesystem becoming readonly. It happens some amount of time after boot. I don't know exactly when it happens, as I don't usually notice it until ...
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External HDD shows bad sectors [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
fsck can’t find fsck.ntfs
I have an external HDD and the SMART test is showing some bad sectors. I was wondering if there is a command (I tried with fsck) or an app to ...
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Ubuntu kernel can't read its own root partition, but LiveCDs can?
My / partition is unreadable from the hard drive install, but I just ran fsck on it and know it's clean. I can open it in Nautilus from the LiveCD but chrooting to it doesn't work! It [the chrooted ...
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Why is fsck not working for me?
I have some bad sectors on my hard drive, so I followed the guide from this website
To detect the bad sectors, I did the following command:
sudo badblocks /dev/sda5 > /media/3865-6163/sda5
That ...
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Slow reboot - understanding fsck and tune2fs
I'm having a problem with my web server: when it's been up for a long time, and then it goes down for some reason, it takes forever to boot.
My workaround to this was to create a cron to reboot the ...
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Are $ reboot and $ shutdown -r now different?
I was receiving the following notification at the end of my message of the day
*** /dev/xvda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot ***
I did the following
$ touch /forcefsck
$ shutdown -r now
...
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Problem with Free space
I was zeroing out the free space on my Ubuntu 12.04 using sfill, when the command stopped responding and I had to reboot the machine.
Now, the system says that it has no space left, and that it is ...
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Keep getting checked for errors message when logging in at command line
I am running 12.04 LTS completely update.
When logging in on the command line, I see this message
*** /dev/sda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot ***
I've rebooted once and got the message ...
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Forcing filesystem check of encrypted home?
I am having some problems in files under /home/tinosino, which is encrypted using the option I am offered at system installation, no changes to the supplied defaults.
How can I force a filesystem ...
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How to fix file system's CHS geometry?
I'm trying to check FAT16 file system with GParted and the check fails with the following message:
The file system's CHS geometry is (484, 16383, 63) is invalid. The partition table's CHS geometry ...
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fsck problem upon upgrade
I'm getting the following error after a full dist upgrade:
Primary superblock features different from backup, check forced
The server hangs at this point. Any idea exactly what the problem is ...
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Root filesystem not mounted
The problem occurred after I powered off my 10-year-old Ubuntu 10.04 Compaq PC while booting. Now all I get is the initramfs prompt and an error on mounting the root file system.
Below is the output ...
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How to fsck a loopback device with offset?
I'm getting multiple "Buffer I/O error on device loop1, logical block 494320" while working with mounted Ubuntu OMAP image ( ...
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Frequent change of file-system to read-only
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on my relatively new laptop. Initial few days, everything worked fine, but then suddenly I started getting a strange problem. After every 2-3 days, the file-system was becoming ...
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12.04 indicates filesystem check on next boot, but never does one [duplicate]
Just installed 12.04 32 bit on my machine, with 3 drives. When I open a terminal window or ssh in remotely, I see:
Welcome to Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686) ...
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Main differences between fsck and chkdsk?
What are the important differences between fsck and chkdsk, and which command will reduce and correct the most hard disk errors?
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Cannot boot: “No init found. Try passing init=bootarg”
After losing power, my machine rebooted to this error:
“error: no init found. Try passing init=bootarg”
Per similar threads on this site and others, I've tried booting from a CD and selecting ...
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3answers
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Persistent “disk will be checked…” in the message of the day (motd) even after reboot
I see that there are some other threads that mention this error, but I have tried the solutions with no luck.
When I log into my 12.04 Server, I get the message:
/dev/sdb1 will be checked for errors ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 takes too long to boot
I've recently encountered the following error message:
mount: mounting /dev/disk/by-uuid/3f7f5cd9d-6ea3-4da7-b5ec-**** on /root
failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No ...
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0answers
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“/dev/sda2 contains a file system with errors” at every boot, even after using fsck
I encounter the following messages at every boot:
init: ureadahead main process (####) terminated with status 5
/dev/sda2 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
The check always passes ...
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4answers
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All files gone after running fsck. How can I recover my files?
I installed Ubuntu server 10.04 LTS. It worked great for many months, until today I decided to run fsck on the system partition and although it warned me, I kept pressing yes and now it will only boot ...
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How can I make fsck run non-interactively at boot time?
I have a headless Ubuntu 12.04 server in a datacenter 1500 miles away. Twice now on reboot the system decided it had to fsck. Unfortunately Ubuntu ran fsck in interactive mode, so I had to ask someone ...
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Questions on Loop Devices and Mounting a Disk Image
The commands are from here: Mount disk (device) image
About the first command' I need to "Calculate the offset from the start of the image to the partition start", but don't know what the numbers ...
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Filesystem check at boot time disabled: feature or bug?
I've noticed recently for several fresh Xubuntu 12.04 installations (alternate and desktop), that on all partitions formated by the installer the filesystem check at boot time is disabled. E.g.
sudo ...
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initramfs: mounting /etc/auto.nfs on /root failed
I just completed all updates for Ubuntu 11.10 and on reboot i'm getting the error "mounting /etc/auto.nfs on /root failed" and dropping to initramfs. I have used both Ubuntu live cd and gparted live ...
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How to repair a corrupted FAT32 file system
I'm using the FAT32 file system for my pen drive.
It's frequently facing file/data corruptions.
In Windows, I used the scan disk utility to fix the FAT32/NTFS file systems. How can I do this in ...
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USB stick bad superblock. Works absolutely fine in Windows
When I plug in my 8GB Cruzer Blade 8GB (Formatted as FAT32) into my Ubuntu computer, I get a mount error. The command 'e2fsck -f /dev/sda1" gives me "Bad magic number in super-block while trying to ...
