On 20:30, Fri, 7 Jul 2023 Reco <recovery...@enotuniq.net wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 06:26:28PM +0100, Mick Ab wrote: > > The error messages were of the form :- > > > > "/dev/mapper/vgpcname-root contains a file system with errors, check > > forced. > > Inodes that were a part of a corrupted orphan linked lost found. > > /dev/mapper/vgpcname-root : UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck > > manually.(i.e ., > > without -a or -p options). fsck exited with status code 4. The root > > filesystem on /dev/mapper/vgpcname-root requires a manual fsck > > > > There is then a flashing prompt after "(initramfs)". > > So, first things first, it's not "before reboot". > It's "during the boot". And note that initramfs ran fsck, but it failed. > > Second, yes, that particular filesystem is indeed required fsck. > > > > The following command was thus run :- > > sudo fsck -y /dev/mapper/vgpcname-root > > The PC could then be rebooted. > > You've got it wrong here again. > During initramfs stage root filesystem is mounted readonly. > This allows it to be checked by fsck, without causing an additional > damage. > And, since it's a root filesystem, it's *required* to reboot after the > fsck. > > > > The file system is ext4. > > Thanks. It's a rare sight these days that people actually answer all the > questions they're asked. > > Now, assuming you're using a stock Debian kernel, it's unlikely to be a > kernel bug. Likewise, we can exclude some "user-firendly" software (I'm > looking at you, GNOME). > > Which leaves us with the hardware fault. > > Hate to bring it to you, but additional information would be welcome. > You're using lvm2, it's obvious. > But which drive your physical volume resides on? > I.e. make, model, SMART attributes if any? > > Reco >
I have two 1 TB 7500 rpm Seagate hard drives (I don't know the model name). They are in a Debian software RAID 1 array. I do not have any SMART diagnostics, but the RAID 1 array looks okay judging from a 'cat /proc/mdstat' output. Also no audible sign of any imminent failure of either hard drive.
