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    "Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage" message on Boot

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      MrK
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I am running Retropie 4.3 on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and after having installed some ROMs via the browser based RetroPie Manager I am having this message on boot:
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes
      …

      While the X are numbers that increase sequentially, and the messages keep appearing forever.

      Any help or idea what is the problem I am having?
      Thanks for your help.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @MrK
        last edited by

        @mrk Filesystem corruption, could be related to SD card damage/errors.

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          MrK
          last edited by

          @mitu thank you
          So I have to reinstall everything?

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @MrK
            last edited by

            @mrk You should determine if your SD card is damaged or not, otherwise it won't matter if you reinstall or not.
            Force a fsck (filesystem check) upon reboot by running from the command prompt

            sudo touch /forcefsck
sudo reboot

            If you still get unrecoverable errors, then you might try backing up you ROMs and trying a different card.

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              MrK
              last edited by

              Hello,

              The fsck says:
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[107]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Cler? yes FIXED.
              …
              While the X are numbers that increase sequentially also.
              And has been running for more than 24h like this.

              Any ideo or advice in how to proceed.

              Many thanks.

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                Dyablos
                last edited by

                hi everyone, i have the same problem.

                [XXXXX.XXXXXXX] systemd-fsck[XXX]: Inode XXXXXXX seems to contain garbage. Clear? yes

                this is a file system corrupted? i don't undestand.
                when this happen can i do something before flash another one img?
                this happen usually when i move the roms with FileZilla and then reboot
                i have this :
                RASPBERRY PI3 MODEL B
                img = Retropie_8gb_v2.2_LITE
                SD SanDisk Ultra SDHC 32gb UHS 1 classe 10
                cable usb with switch ON/Off
                ( https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B06VWMBPDX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )
                Cable HDMI 1meter.
                power supply with 5v and 2A.

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                  doumar330
                  last edited by

                  I have found a solution. simply install 4.0 rather than 4.3 and update the setup software on the pi after first boot

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