Repair heavily damaged filesystem
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I am currently stuck on a login loop in ubuntu, and the other answer
Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop
does not help. After a bit more troubleshooting I think the filesystem is damaged because i cannot cd into my own home folder, giving an error of "/home/gink is not a directory". FSCK does not help, any ideas?
This is on my VM which started happening when my host OS BSOD while I was using my vm.
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I am currently stuck on a login loop in ubuntu, and the other answer
Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop
does not help. After a bit more troubleshooting I think the filesystem is damaged because i cannot cd into my own home folder, giving an error of "/home/gink is not a directory". FSCK does not help, any ideas?
This is on my VM which started happening when my host OS BSOD while I was using my vm.
login filesystem
asked Apr 25 at 1:34
Gink
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I'm assuming you are using a non-ubuntu host OS. I'd create another ubuntu vm, and attach this "corrupt" disk over to that new VM and see if you can poke around on it and get your data off.
– dpb
Apr 25 at 1:56
Sadly, the data is in the home directory which is now recognized as a file.
– Gink
Apr 25 at 2:04
Have you tried testDisk?
– George Udosen
Apr 25 at 5:54
I don't suppose you have a backup or snapshot of the vm?
– Organic Marble
Apr 25 at 11:18
Is this Oracle Virtualbox? If so, bring up the app, close the VM, and DON'T save the current state. Then select the Ubuntu VM in the left pane, go to the Machine menu and select Discard Saved State. Restart the VM and see if you can log in normally.
– heynnema
Apr 25 at 22:19
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I am currently stuck on a login loop in ubuntu, and the other answer
Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop
does not help. After a bit more troubleshooting I think the filesystem is damaged because i cannot cd into my own home folder, giving an error of "/home/gink is not a directory". FSCK does not help, any ideas?
This is on my VM which started happening when my host OS BSOD while I was using my vm.
login filesystem
asked Apr 25 at 1:34
Gink
1
I am currently stuck on a login loop in ubuntu, and the other answer
Ubuntu gets stuck in a login loop
does not help. After a bit more troubleshooting I think the filesystem is damaged because i cannot cd into my own home folder, giving an error of "/home/gink is not a directory". FSCK does not help, any ideas?
This is on my VM which started happening when my host OS BSOD while I was using my vm.
login filesystem
asked Apr 25 at 1:34
Gink
1
asked Apr 25 at 1:34
Gink
1
asked Apr 25 at 1:34
Gink
1
asked Apr 25 at 1:34
Gink
1
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I'm assuming you are using a non-ubuntu host OS. I'd create another ubuntu vm, and attach this "corrupt" disk over to that new VM and see if you can poke around on it and get your data off.
– dpb
Apr 25 at 1:56
Sadly, the data is in the home directory which is now recognized as a file.
– Gink
Apr 25 at 2:04
Have you tried testDisk?
– George Udosen
Apr 25 at 5:54
I don't suppose you have a backup or snapshot of the vm?
– Organic Marble
Apr 25 at 11:18
Is this Oracle Virtualbox? If so, bring up the app, close the VM, and DON'T save the current state. Then select the Ubuntu VM in the left pane, go to the Machine menu and select Discard Saved State. Restart the VM and see if you can log in normally.
– heynnema
Apr 25 at 22:19
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I'm assuming you are using a non-ubuntu host OS. I'd create another ubuntu vm, and attach this "corrupt" disk over to that new VM and see if you can poke around on it and get your data off.
– dpb
Apr 25 at 1:56
Sadly, the data is in the home directory which is now recognized as a file.
– Gink
Apr 25 at 2:04
Have you tried testDisk?
– George Udosen
Apr 25 at 5:54
I don't suppose you have a backup or snapshot of the vm?
– Organic Marble
Apr 25 at 11:18
Is this Oracle Virtualbox? If so, bring up the app, close the VM, and DON'T save the current state. Then select the Ubuntu VM in the left pane, go to the Machine menu and select Discard Saved State. Restart the VM and see if you can log in normally.
– heynnema
Apr 25 at 22:19
I'm assuming you are using a non-ubuntu host OS. I'd create another ubuntu vm, and attach this "corrupt" disk over to that new VM and see if you can poke around on it and get your data off.
– dpb
Apr 25 at 1:56
I'm assuming you are using a non-ubuntu host OS. I'd create another ubuntu vm, and attach this "corrupt" disk over to that new VM and see if you can poke around on it and get your data off.
– dpb
Apr 25 at 1:56
Sadly, the data is in the home directory which is now recognized as a file.
– Gink
Apr 25 at 2:04
Sadly, the data is in the home directory which is now recognized as a file.
– Gink
Apr 25 at 2:04
Have you tried testDisk?
– George Udosen
Apr 25 at 5:54
Have you tried testDisk?
– George Udosen
Apr 25 at 5:54
I don't suppose you have a backup or snapshot of the vm?
– Organic Marble
Apr 25 at 11:18
I don't suppose you have a backup or snapshot of the vm?
– Organic Marble
Apr 25 at 11:18
Is this Oracle Virtualbox? If so, bring up the app, close the VM, and DON'T save the current state. Then select the Ubuntu VM in the left pane, go to the Machine menu and select Discard Saved State. Restart the VM and see if you can log in normally.
– heynnema
Apr 25 at 22:19
Is this Oracle Virtualbox? If so, bring up the app, close the VM, and DON'T save the current state. Then select the Ubuntu VM in the left pane, go to the Machine menu and select Discard Saved State. Restart the VM and see if you can log in normally.
– heynnema
Apr 25 at 22:19
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I'm assuming you are using a non-ubuntu host OS. I'd create another ubuntu vm, and attach this "corrupt" disk over to that new VM and see if you can poke around on it and get your data off.
– dpb
Apr 25 at 1:56
Sadly, the data is in the home directory which is now recognized as a file.
– Gink
Apr 25 at 2:04
Have you tried testDisk?
– George Udosen
Apr 25 at 5:54
I don't suppose you have a backup or snapshot of the vm?
– Organic Marble
Apr 25 at 11:18
Is this Oracle Virtualbox? If so, bring up the app, close the VM, and DON'T save the current state. Then select the Ubuntu VM in the left pane, go to the Machine menu and select Discard Saved State. Restart the VM and see if you can log in normally.
– heynnema
Apr 25 at 22:19