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required manual fsck..worried about my system

Asked by allysmart

..had to run in recovery..and fix alot of problems..reported still problems...restarted system...told me to run fsck again...only one problem to fix...restarted and now im here..."file system has errors"....administrative newbie...
:) thanks

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allysmart (allison-s-8) said : 		#1

will be back in the morning to check

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Pramod Dematagoda (pmdematagoda) said : 		#2

Boot the PC using the Ubuntu Live CD, then run the manual fsck on the system, doing the fsck on a mounted partition(especially on the root) will cause damage and may make the problem more serious.

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allysmart (allison-s-8) said : 		#3

where do i get the live cd?

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Pramod Dematagoda (pmdematagoda) said : 		#4

How did you install Ubuntu in the first place?

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allysmart (allison-s-8) said : 		#5

my dad did...so therefore he has the cd then right?

newbie newbie...go easy..lol....am going to see him later as it's fathers day so maybe he's got it....

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Pramod Dematagoda (pmdematagoda) said : 		#6

Yes, your dad probably has the Live CD, you can use that to perform the manual fsck.

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Pramod Dematagoda (pmdematagoda) said : 		#7

Even if you can't get the Live CD, you can download it from here:-
http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download

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allysmart (allison-s-8) said : 		#8

am downloading the live cd...what do i do when it's finished?
thanks so much for the help...am trying to learn and am willing to learn....
thank you
allymarie

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allysmart (allison-s-8) said : 		#9

i have the live cd..the copy from my dad...now what do i do??

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Pramod Dematagoda (pmdematagoda) said : 		#10

Boot the Live CD, and once you reach the desktop, unmount the drive with:-
sudo umount /dev/location-of-drive
and then perform the fsck.

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