I recently installed Ubuntu and on every boot I see this
/dev/sda2: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
(i.e., without -a or -p options)
fsck exited with status code 4
The root filesystem on /dev/sda2 requires a manual fsck
Afer running manual fsck ubuntu boots normally clean.
However, after boot, I see the lock icon on all folders in my system and none of apps run. I also started seeing issues with my browser
Firefox is already running, but is not responding
Not sure what's wrong here. I have been running fsck manually and booting. Any pointers or help here.
Edit :
Tried executing as below per suggestion of @byte-commander in comments
sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
–> https://pastebin.com/uMng5VZf
Since I was doing fsck /dev/sda2
sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda2
–> https://pastebin.com/89r50aNQ
Adding entire fsck error screenshot – https://i.imgur.com/CQdIeVo.jpg
Output of running fsck from live USB : https://pastebin.com/gg4S2F9Y
Best Answer
type
fsck /dev/sda2
and press enter whenever the terminal asks for input.Now after the process finishes, type:
reboot
After rebooting, open the terminal. Make sure you have internet connectivity and type:
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get updrade
Now, your system will start normally from now on.