On Fri, 22 Dec 1995, Kirk Boston (bs ifsm) wrote:

> /dev/rsd1a: CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM
> /dev/rsd1a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
> Automatic file system check failed; help!
> Enter pathname of shell of RETURN for sh:
> 
> then I start getting all of these errors stating that It can't start 
> various daemons usually I get the Read-only file system at the end of 

Your first startup will have to be in single user mode.  At the # prompt, 
type "fsck" and hit return.  You've probably got a damaged free block 
count in your superblock (seems to be happening on lotsa people's new 
fs'es).  Just fix anything.  Then "mount -w /".  Finally, do a "fsck -f" 
and fix any new problems if there are any.  If there are no new problems, 
*do not* mark the filesystem clean or you'll have to reboot.  If it 
*does* ask you to reboot (which it _shouldn't_, the command is "Reboot -n 
now".

After doing this, you should be able to boot in multi-user mode in the 
future.  For now, though, type exit to leave single-user mode.

Later,

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