fsck exit 3

[eagles051387]

for some reason when my linux partition decides to run an fsck check during boot up near the end of it i keep getting an exit 3 signal. i have data i need on that partition and i cannot get rid of my windows one. is there a way to break the loop. there is data that is essential that i get off of there

filesystem is ext3
kubuntu feist x86_64

[penguin.ch]

Re: fsck exit 3

is there a way to break the loop

Unmount the partition in question, then manually conduct a file system check (including repairing where required) ... further reading: man fsck.ext3

[eagles051387]

Re: fsck exit 3

i cant get into the desktop what soever to do that. this is during boot that this happens

[penguin.ch]

Re: fsck exit 3

this is during boot that this happens

Then boot from a live OS and check the file system from there.

[eagles051387]

Re: fsck exit 3

i tried that but nothing comes up in the fstab to allow me to do that

[Princey]

Re: fsck exit 3

Have you tried mounting it?

[kubicle]

Re: fsck exit 3

i tried that but nothing comes up in the fstab to allow me to do that

fstab just tells the system how to mount filesystems, it's not needed to run fsck. Since you wish to run the check on an unmounted filesystem check the correct partition device with 'sudo fdisk -l' (should be something like /dev/hda1...depending on your partitioning scheme)

[eagles051387]

Re: fsck exit 3

i tried the fdisk -l then i ran fsck /dev/hda3 and it didnt work when i restart and load the kernel it still goes through fsck and it fails with exit 3 still.

[Princey]

Re: fsck exit 3

This is a long shot, but if you can get your hands on a knoppix live cd, try it out from there and run the check on it. I normally keep a Knoppix CD for times like these.