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action_owl

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From: WWW, The Internet 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 73

File Systen Check Fail

I keep getting a file system check fail after a new install:

The error message states that "/dev/hda3 could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem"

/dev/hda3 was setup as ext4 and  as /, so I can't really believe this error message.

mjheagle8

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From: /home/mjheagle8

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 186

Re: File Systen Check Fail

try booting off a live cd and fsck'ing the partition.

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rockin turtle

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From: Montana, USA

Registered: 2009-10-22

Posts: 227

Re: File Systen Check Fail

I think I had this problem.  see http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=85934

action_owl

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From: WWW, The Internet 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 73

Re: File Systen Check Fail

Thanks rockin turtle, I did a standard reinstall instead of legacy like you suggested:

Even though my system didn't have sata, the correct approach was to do a standard install instead of "Legacy IDE".

This appears to be a bug in the installer right? I couldn't find it in the bug tracker.

rockin turtle

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From: Montana, USA

Registered: 2009-10-22

Posts: 227

Re: File Systen Check Fail

I never filled out a bug report, I suppose I should have.  At the very least, the installer message is confusing.

JoeKer1086

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Registered: 2009-11-16

Posts: 45

Re: File Systen Check Fail

I had the same problem. I rtried th install twice with the same results. Try labling the partitions by uuid in fs tab. That fixed my problem

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