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When I start my PC, the following commands appear in cmd space:

/dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
Inodes that were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found.
/dev/sda1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
(i.e., without -a or -p options)
fsck exited with status code 4
The root filesystem on `/dev/sda1` requires a manual `fsck`

BusyBox v1.22.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in-commands.

(initramfs)_

Can anybody help in sorting out the issue? Thanks!

Sherlock
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  1. At the command-line, enter: "fsck /dev/sda6"

  2. Enter y when prompted to perform fixes.

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789454

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crane
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  • tks this solution works like charm in my Mint 18.3. – Fábio Nov 06 '18 at 03:31
  • With an encrytped partition (the standard Ubuntu encryption choice at install) it's: fsck /dev/mapper/sda6_crypt. Luckily tab-autocompletion works. – Frank N Jan 08 '20 at 08:23
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To avoid data loss due to disk failure, this command should be given from a live Ubuntu session. Follow these steps:

  • You should burn a live Ubuntu CD.
  • Insert the live CD and try Ubuntu without installing.

  • Open a terminal and type the following command:

    sudo fsck /dev/sda1

  • When prompted, type y to fix the errors.

That should be all. Your system will boot normally once this fix has been applied.

muru
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Manish Kumar Bisht
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    I starred at that message and the (initframfs) prompt is a number of times and thought the same as you. Luckily, it is a prompt, allowing echo hi, ls and most importantly fsck /dev/…, so luckily no need to go through a live cd. – Frank N Jan 08 '20 at 08:25