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  1. #1
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    Ubuntu startup error - Mount of filesystem failed

    Hello everyone,

    Well, I'm in ubuntu, the latest version, and since yesterday evening, here is the message I start:

    Mount of filesystem failed.
    A maintenance shell will now be started.
    CONTROL-D will terminate this shell and retry.
    root@server-desktop:"#
    and it hangs , Do you have any idea how to resolve it?

    Thank you in advance

  2. #2
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    Re: Ubuntu startup error - Mount of filesystem failed

    Hello,

    Your problem is fairly standard. To solve it, we must remove all your partitions and run a disk check using the command fsck.

    The exact commands to enter is "fdisk-l" to know what partitions are present on your computer.

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    Re: Ubuntu startup error - Mount of filesystem failed

    In terminal run the following command:
    fsck
    after it runs, press ctrl+d , may be you'll need to do it again. After running fsck this it should fix itself , this is the common solution to it which works for many people.

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    Re: Ubuntu startup error - Mount of filesystem failed

    Hi and Welcome !

    This problem is because the root filesystem has file system corruption errors.

    Identify the root file system device name using fdisk ,

    Code:
    fdisk -l
    Depending on the output you get run a file system check on the partition. If it's a ext4 file system,

    Code:
    fsck.ext4 /dev/sdaX
    where /dev/sdaX is the / partition. If it's a ext3 file system then you need to run fsck.ext3 /dev/sdaX

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