timeshift backup not working

[ilyfka]

Hello, I'm trying to restore the system from a snapshot. Errors appear after reboot.

comm mount: Orphan file not empty on read-only fs
mount:mounting /dev/nvme0n1p2 on /root failed: Structure needs cleaning
Failed to mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 as root file system

sudo e2fsck -fvy /dev/nvme0n1p2 did not help
lsblk:

NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0         7:0    0   3.7G  1 loop /usr/lib/live/mount/rootfs/filesystem.squashfs
                                      /run/live/rootfs/filesystem.squashfs
sda           8:0    1  14.9G  0 disk
└─sda1        8:1    1  14.9G  0 part /usr/lib/live/mount/medium
                                      /run/live/medium
nvme0n1     259:0    0 476.9G  0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0   512M  0 part
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 475.5G  0 part
└─nvme0n1p3 259:3    0   976M  0 part

sudo dmesg | grep -i -e ext4 -e nvme0n1p2:

[    4.107534] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p2): orphan cleanup on readonly fs
[    4.107720] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p2): mounted filesystem 062911f6-6fab-4f79-bc8f-10ebfdc537cd ro with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.
[    4.832752] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p2): re-mounted 062911f6-6fab-4f79-bc8f-10ebfdc537cd r/w. Quota mode: none.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

sudo e2fsck -fvy /dev/nvme0n1p2 did not help

I think your filesystem needs to be read-write for fsck to fix anything, otherwise all it can do is report errors but not fix anything.

 

[ilyfka]

I think your filesystem needs to be read-write for fsck to fix anything, otherwise all it can do is report errors but not fix anything.

How can I do that?

 

[CaffeineAddict]

How can I do that?

For start please share output of cat /etc/fstab and sudo blkid

question, are you able to boot into system? either graphical or text mode?

 

[Condobloke]

G'day ilyfka, Welcome to Linux.org

You really should backup that disk before proceeding......send the image/backup to an external drive for safety.

If you have no other means of backup other than Timeshift, I can recommend Rescuezilla

It is reliable.

(for the future, bear in mind that Timeshift is not a complete backup.)

fsck needs to be run on an unmounted disc......so you will need to boot via a bootable usb stick.

From there, open GParted....select the drive in question (with the problem) right click on it, and select Check

then click on the tick up above....that will begin an operation to check and repair file system on /dev etc etc

It may take a while...be patient....do not interrupt it.

 

[bob466]

Welcome to the Forum.

Is the Timeshift snapshot on the same Drive as the Distro or on an External HDD/SSD ?

Did the System work normally before you created a snapshot ?

 

[ilyfka]

Greetings, sorry for the absence. The fact is that after another attempt, the rights (sudo) were broken and I cannot interact with the system. LiveCD also didn't help. The best solution for me was backup /home manually and switch to Arch. Thanks to everyone who took the time. I won't use timeshift, I will use Rescuezilla