Today, I rebooted my SuSE linux computer and I faced with this problem. I have no idea how it happened.

Basically, when booting up the system, I get the following messages:

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Scratch (/dev/system/Scratch): UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
(i.e., without -a or -p options)
fsck.ext3 /dev/system/Scratch failed (status 0X4). Run manually! failed
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Wait 3 seconds for USB initialisation . . .

usb 2-7: device descriptor real/all, error -110
usb 2-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
usb 2-7: device descriptor real/all, error -110
usb 2-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
usb 2-7: device descriptor real/all, error -110
usb 2-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6

usb 2-7: device descriptor real/all, error -110
usbcore: registered new driver hiddev
usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3


hub 2-4.1:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-4.1:1.0: 2 ports detected

usb core: registered new driver usbhid
drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.01:USB HID core driver

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fsck failed for at least one filesystem (not /).

Please repair manually and reboot.
The root file system is is already mounted read-write.
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Attention: Only CONTROL-D will reboot the system in this mode. Shutdown or
reboot will not work.
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Give root password for login:
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usb 1-4.1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4

hub 1-4.1:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-4.1:1.0: 4 ports detected
usb 1-4.2: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5


input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Switch Switch] on usb-0000:00:02.0-4.2

input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Switch Switch] on usb-0000:00:02.0-4.2

usb 1-4.1.1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6

input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Logitech Logitech USB PocketMouse Wirless]
on usb-0000:00:02.0-4.1.1

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I can log in as root but do not know what to do next. I commented this line in fstab:

/dev/system/Sctarch /export/sctrach ext3 defaults 1 2

And then I rebooted it (CTRL-D).

It seemd to be fine as it went by the end of the way in the text mode and the graphical login/password page appeared. However, after entering the login and password (not root), I get this message:

Could not start kstartupconfig. Check your installation.

So, I think the change that I did in ftsab fixed part of the problem, or it just by-passed checking it without fixing actually anything.


Do you have any idea what has caused this and any suggestions on how to fix it?

Would be a big help.

Thanks.

You could run fsck on all partitions by using the shutdown command. I believe it is shutdown -F -r now. That forces fsck on the reboot.

I meet the same problem today

in my system ，i change the /etc/fstable ,and /boot/grub/menulist
but rebot the system , have same message
this system you can write
so
use
fsck -y /dev/XXX
check all you partaion
well
reboot

you will see the welcome page