Public bug reported: I had an issue with ext4 on my Ubuntu 9.04 netbook that needed fscking, but the Alternate Installer CD I burned (for another box, to try LVM on root) did not have any fsck utility in the "Rescue" boot.
Every installer of Ubuntu should be able to recover any installed system of that level or earlier, so you'd need a full suite of tools for filesystem recovery, or at the very least fsck.* (for all filesystems supported for OS install at that level or earlier) and fdisk/cfdisk. I was able to burn a standard Desktop ISO and this worked, but in general (or specifically emergency situations without access to blank media) you should be able to pop in any Ubuntu LiveCD and recover filesystems to the point where they boot (AKA fsck, mount, fdisk).. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Alternate Install CD doesn't have fsck https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364135 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs