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Boot hangs with "The root file system on /dev/sda2 requires a

manual fsck"
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mpb 2018-06-21 18:26:05 UTC #1

Errors reading block 1231417 (Input/output error).

/dev/sda2: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.

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

fsck exited with status code 4

done.
Failure: File system check of the root filesystem failed
The root filesystem on /dev/sda2 requires a manual fsck

BusyBox v1.27.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3) built-in shell (ash)

Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

(initramfs)

mpb 2018-06-21 18:27:26 UTC #2

This is caused by a consistency error on the partition containing the root file system. It is often triggered by
improperly shutting down the machine.

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1/5/2019 Boot hangs with "The root file system on /dev/sda2 requires a manual fsck" - Technical Help - DeepTalk - Deep Learning Community

The general fix is:

# Replace <partition> with that specified in the error (e.g. /dev/sda2).

(initramfs) fsck <partition with error>

Enter Yes(y) to all prompts. Once complete, you will again be presented with the (initramfs) prompt.

# Reboot the machine.

(initramfs) reboot

You may have an issue with package manager upon reboot. In this case:

$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Members of the Ubuntu community using SSDs (solid state drives) have reported this problem numerous times; this
points to a potential bug in Ubuntu.

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