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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS boot error

Asked by Mike B

when booting i get an error saying root file system /dev/sda1 requires manual fcsk. exit code 4
unexpected Inconsistency: run fsck manually
the computer will not boot and i can not seem to even run fcsk.
does anyone have a solution?

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Bashing-om (bashing-om) said : 		#1

Mike B; Hello -

File system check/repair.

#From liveCD so everything is unmounted,swap off if necessary, change example shown with partition sda1 to your partition(s) ( sudo fdisk -lu ## to identify)
#e2fsck is used to check the ext2/ext3/ext4 family of file systems. -p trys fixes where response not required
sudo e2fsck -C0 -p -f -v /dev/sda1
#if errors: -y auto answers yes for fixes needing response see: man e2fsck
sudo e2fsck -f -y -v /dev/sda1
fsck http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/08/fsck-command-examples/

-hope this helps-

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