Error in boot: Volume was not properly unmounted

**MrNice** · 18-Feb-2018, 03:35

Hi,
In the journal I have an error that could be fatal, I think.

Code:

[    4.538728] FAT-fs (sda1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.

sda1 is the /boot/efi partition
I tried

Code:

 fsck /dev/sda1
fsck from util-linux 2.29.2
fsck.fat 3.0.26 (2014-03-07)
0x25: Dirty bit is set. Fs was not properly unmounted and some data may be corrupt.
1) Remove dirty bit
2) No action
? 1
Leaving filesystem unchanged.
/dev/sda1: 11 files, 1156/39891 clusters

But the next reboot had the same error.
How I could fix that?

Many thanks for your help

**marel** · 18-Feb-2018, 03:41

See here, it looks you have to add -a or -r.

**hcvv** · 18-Feb-2018, 03:57

Originally Posted by MrNice

Hi,
In the journal I have an error that could be fatal, I think.

Code:

[    4.538728] FAT-fs (sda1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.

sda1 is the /boot/efi partition
I tried

Code:

 fsck /dev/sda1
fsck from util-linux 2.29.2
fsck.fat 3.0.26 (2014-03-07)
0x25: Dirty bit is set. Fs was not properly unmounted and some data may be corrupt.
1) Remove dirty bit
2) No action
? 1
Leaving filesystem unchanged.
/dev/sda1: 11 files, 1156/39891 clusters

But the next reboot had the same error.
How I could fix that?

Many thanks for your help

I assume you have used that file system between openSUSE boots in a MS Windows boot (after all, that is where you have probably made it a non-Linux file system). But your Windows system was not ptoperly/completely shutdown. You must switch Fast Boot (or something of similar name) switched off in Windows.

So start your Windows, do the setting, shutdown Windows. That should repair this.

**MrNice** · 18-Feb-2018, 04:20

Originally Posted by hcvv

I assume you have used that file system between openSUSE boots in a MS Windows boot .

What is Windows?

Joking
I don't use Windows at all.

Thanks marel, you got it.

Code:

fsck -va /dev/sda1
fsck from util-linux 2.29.2
fsck.fat 3.0.26 (2014-03-07)
fsck.fat 3.0.26 (2014-03-07)
Checking we can access the last sector of the filesystem
0x25: Dirty bit is set. Fs was not properly unmounted and some data may be corrupt.
 Automatically removing dirty bit.
Boot sector contents:
System ID "mkfs.fat"
Media byte 0xf8 (hard disk)
       512 bytes per logical sector
      4096 bytes per cluster
         1 reserved sector
First FAT starts at byte 512 (sector 1)
         2 FATs, 16 bit entries
     81920 bytes per FAT (= 160 sectors)
Root directory starts at byte 164352 (sector 321)
       512 root directory entries
Data area starts at byte 180736 (sector 353)
     39891 data clusters (163393536 bytes)
63 sectors/track, 255 heads
      2048 hidden sectors
    319488 sectors total
Reclaiming unconnected clusters.
Performing changes.
/dev/sda1: 11 files, 1156/39891 clusters

Issue fixed (but more in other threads)
BTW, what should I do to show this thread is fixed?