[Resolved] Error:/dev/sda5 contains a file system with errors, check forced. | Linux | Error

In this article explains how to resolve the issue of /dev/sda5 filesystem with errors and initramfs on Linux or Ubuntu operating system.



Error:

I am unable to open my Linux machine due to /dev/sda5 fs with error. Below are fully error code in my command line prompt.

/dev/sda5 contains a file system with errors, check forced.

Inodes that were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found.

ata1.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED

ata1.00: cmd 60/08:c0:70:24:20/00:00:00:00:00/40 (error) <F>

55.506854]  ata1.00:  status : {DRDY ERR}

55.506923] ata1.00: error : {UNC}

55.829496] blk_update_request : I/O error, dev sda, sector 200 D flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0

55.829647] Buffer I/O error on dev sda5, logical block398, Error reading block 398 ( Input / output error).

/dev/sda5: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY

(i.e., without -a or -p options)

fsck exited with status code 4

The root filesystem on /dev/sda5 requires a manual fsck

BusyBox, v1.30.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.30.1 - 4ubuntu 6.2) built - in shell (ask)
Enter 'help' for a list of built - in commands.

(initramfs)_

(initramfs)

Resolution:





After getting the above error, will try to resolve using simple Linux commands.

Step 1: Wait for (initramfs) prompt

Step 2: Once will get the initramfs prompt then enter the below command:

fsck -f /dev/sda5

Step 3: After execute the FileSystem Check command will get the window like below:

fsck from util-linux 2.34

e2fsck 1.45.5 (070Jan-2020)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes

760051] Buffer I/O error on dev sda5, logical block 87556896, async page read

Error reading block 87556896 (Input/ouput error) while getting next inode from scan. Ignore error <y>? —-> Here we need enter “y” then will proceed next line




Force rewrite <y> ? yes (Enter “y”)
Test 1 :- Pass 1 : Optimizing extent trees [ here hierarchy tree of file system of Linux]

Test 2: – Pass 2: Checking directory structure [ To check one by one FS ]
Entry ‘system journal’  in /var/log/journal/ d2dd23rds has deleted / unused inode 19270. Clear <y> ? yes (Enter “y”)

We will get same up to Pass 4 once click on all y (“yes”) once it is done.

The above resolution is completed then restart the machine. I try to open machine getting normal window like below.