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I’m a 2nd year Electronic and Computer Engineering student at NUIG, and spend alot of time experimenting with new tech-y things, Linux was one of them that seems to have stuck, and so I started a blog to try and help people out. I’m not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I do know my way around, so if you’re having trouble, I’d be happy to try and help!
slibuntu
I am no computer expert. I tried and liked Ubuntu - it is much faster and more responsive than MS Windows - all the open software is another great attraction.
However, my experience has been that repeatedly, after a month or so, Ubuntu will, without warning, refuse to boot. I get a message that fsck has failed. I’ve tried different solutions posted on the forums, but have never been able to rescue the system. In the end I just reinstall, but it greatly reduces the usefulness and attraction of Ubuntu for a non geek like me!
Is this just my problem, or have others experienced it? Is there a practical, reliable solution to this problem that can be followed even by a newbie?
It seems like fsck (filesystem check) that excecutes on boot up occasionly, keeps failing. The reason this seems to happen after a month is because after 30 boots, Ubuntu automatically checks to see that the disk is ok. Thats the theory behind it, there may be a way to turn off this feature, or look into why fsck fails. I’ll have a look and get back to you on it!
Ok, after a quick bit of searching I’ve found out that fsck can be turned off, have a look at this post (Link Below), if you have any questions about it, I’m pretty sure I understand it all so just email me!
So, reinstall Ubuntu, use the info from the post to turn off periodic fsck, and then you should have no problems!
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=163500
gr8 work man,
a must look site for, xp addicts like me.