Re: error on root filesystem DEBIAN WON'T BOOT URGENT

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Joris Huizer wrote:

> Hello everybody
>
> I've got a big problem now:
>
> First, I had a weird warning about a change in memory
> while nothing should have changed - I did nothing
> special to cause such a thing... Anyway, then the
> probs go on:
>
> When I try to boot I get an error message when the
> check for the root system starts.
> These are the outputs:
>
> ---------------
>
> checking root system...
> fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002)
> /dev/hdb1 contains a filesystem with errors, check
> forced.
> /dev/hdb1: ...
> unattached inode 917614
>
> /dev/hdb1 UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY: RUN fsck MANUALLY
> (i.e., without -a or -p options)
>
> fsck failed. Please repair manually and reboot. Please
> note that the root file system is currently mounted
> read-only. To remount it read-write:
>
> # mount -n -o remount,rw /
>
> ---------------
>
> What should I do ? I don't know anything about inodes
> or the fsck program so I need any advice you can give
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Joris Huizer
>  

Boot into single-user mode if necessary. Run
   mount /-n -o remount,rw /
which will remount the root directory in read-write mode.

Then run
   fsck /dev/hdb1

Most likely, everything will sort itself out. Then just reboot with 
"reboot -r now" and you should be back in business.

Kent