This appears to be normal behavior. If a drive doesn't unmount correctly before disconnecting it or turning off the computer (ie a power outage, forced power-off, or literally pulling the plug) then there could be errors in the file system. The "error" message during boot is just a notification that a utility is being run to check for such errors and fix the file system if necessary. It may happen from time to time and isn't particularly a problem since fsck will fix the file system.
Similar behavior is observable on other major operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, where the program "scandisk" will run on boot on Win95/98/ME if powered off without shutting down, and on Win NT/2000/XP/Vista where "chkdsk" may run on boot. If this happens every time you boot and you previously shut down the system correctly, there may be something wrong. The error is not an IDE problem since it's happening on sda (which you say is a SATA drive) but it's possible that you have a hardware problem with this particular drive. Google for documentation on the smartmontools software package, which you can get from the repositories to diagnose any problems with your particular drive. -- IDE HDD problem with i965 ICH8R Southbridge https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155846 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
