(initramfs) mount.... Input/output error

[shinigami82654]

So I had Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 installed and loved it compared to Windows XP. It installed with slight difficulty but I got it working. Anyways I ended up getting something on my computer that had a corrupted file on startup. This caused my netbook to start just fine, I would login and within minutes it would start lagging, have the menu bar and side bar disappear, and then eventually back to login. At least thats what happened the most often. I tried reinstalling and getting rid of my current OS (with the same thing) but after installation it wouldn't work. (I can't remember what was happening there.)

I gave it to my friend's dad who's job is to fix computers (he even worked for microsoft for a time) and apparently something that was on the computer forced my poor little SDD (8GB ._.) to overlap on itself and he wiped the disc for me.

Now when I try to boot from a live usb I get this error:

BusyBox v1.15.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.15.3-1ubuntu5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built in commands.

(initramfs) mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /casper-rw-backing failed: Input/output error
I've tried a 2GB PNY flashdrive and then tried my 1GB Lexar that I used to install UNR the first time. Neither work but I am typing this now off of the very same netbook by running Slitaz liveusb off of the PNY. Can someone please explain what the code means and how to fix it?

Thanks,
shinigami

[shinigami82654]

Help would very much be appreciated. I'm still quite stuck.

[shinigami82654]

Has anyone even seen this?

[Rubi1200]

I haven't used SliTaz, but I assume it has a terminal.

Run these commands please and post the output here:


sudo parted -l

sudo fdisk -lu

sudo sfdisk -V

Best to just copy/paste the commands so there are no syntax errors.

Thanks.

[psusi]

Can someone please explain what the code means and how to fix it?


It means the flash is failing, or was corrupted. If it shows up as /dev/sda, then run sudo badblocks /dev/sda to test it.

[shinigami82654]

sudo parted -l



Model: ATA SSDPAMM0008G1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 8070MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 7671MB 7670MB primary ext3
2 7672MB 396MB 396MB extended
5 7672MB 396MB 396MB logical linux-swap

Model: USB Flash Memory (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2004MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 2003MB 2003MB primary fat32 boot, lba

Model: Lexar JD Lightning II (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 1002MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 31.7kB 1002MB 1002MB primary fat32 boot


sudo fdisk -lu


Disk /dev/sda: 8069 MB, 8069677056 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 981 cylinders, total 15761088 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 14983167 7490560 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/sda2 14985214 15759359 387073 5 Extended
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/sda3 14985216 15759359 387032 82 Linux swap

Disk /dev/sdb: 2003 MB, 2003795968 bytes
32 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1941 cylinders, total 3913664 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 3913055 1956496+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)

Disk /dev/sdc: 1002 MB, 1002438656 bytes
31 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1018 cylinders, total 1957888 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 62 1956595 978267 b Win95 FAT32


sudo sfdisk -V doesn't seem to work with Slitaz

I also ran badblocks, it thought for awhile. Is anything supposed to pop up?

[Rubi1200]

Try using the Disk Utility tool from System > Administration.

I don't know of it will recognize the drive, but if it does look at the SMART information.

The relevant sections are:
Reallocated Sector Count
Current Pending Sector Count
Uncorrectable Sector Count

See what the values are and post here.

Thanks.