[CLUE-Tech] filesystem error at boot

[David Willson]

Try:
fsck -sACV
This is 'serialize'  (does not check fs's in parallel, checks them one after
the other), 'All' (check all fs's listed in fstab), 'Completion-bars' (shows
completion-progress-bars where possible), and 'Verbose' (se).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randolph Byrd" <randolphcbyrd at worldnet.att.net>
To: <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 3:18 PM
Subject: [CLUE-Tech] filesystem error at boot


> Dear clue-tech,
>
> I am a newbie running RED Hat 7.1.  The system has been running for about
a
> month.  My daughter turned off my machine without proper shutdown
> procedures.
> Now during the boot up I get the following on the monitor at the end of
the
> boot process:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Checking root filesystem
> / contains a file system with errors, check forced.
> /:
> Directory inode 228107, block 0, offset 0: directory corrupted
>
>
> /: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
>                  (i.e., without -a or -p options)
>
> [FAILED]
>
>
> *** An error occurred during the file system check.
> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> *** when you leave the shell.
> Give root password for maintenance
> (or type Control-D for normal startyp):
>
>
>
> I put  in the root password, then I get
>
>
> (Repair filesystem) 1 #
>
>
> but what do I do then???  I have typed in fsck (return) but just get
>
> (Repair filesystem) 2 #
>
> and so on!!!!
>
>
>
>
> help !!!
>
> Randolph
>
>
>
>
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