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I dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7.
I was browsing on FireFox in Ubuntu and all of a sudden I get some error message, so I rebooted.

Now when I try to boot into Ubuntu I get this message:

fsck from util-linux 2.26.2
/dev/sda6 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
/dev/sda6: Inodes that were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found.

/dev/sda6: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
        (i.e., without -a or -p options)
fsck exited with status code 4
The root filesystem on /dev/sda6 requires a manual fsck

Busybox v1.22.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1) built in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

(initramfs) _

How can I fix this?

boot filesystem fsck

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edited May 26 '17 at 7:06

Zanna

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asked Nov 12 '15 at 13:53

Jordy

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  Have you been able to find out the root cause? I experienced exactly the same issue two times within two days using Kubuntu 16.04. Is this some software problem or an indication for defective hardware? – Silicomancer Aug 14 '16 at 10:19
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  @Silicomancer, I had this, and other related issues, and it seems quite likely to be related to a failing hard drive. I know my hard drive failed some of the S.M.A.R.T diagnostics right around when this problem occurred. Sometimes a manual 'fsck /dev/sdaX' would fix it, but other times the problem wouldn't be resolved and I'd get a kernel panic on the next boot. I've got a new HD in the mail. – gammapoint Apr 14 '17 at 21:05 

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Try this:

fsck /dev/sda6