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PopOS Read-only file-system

PopOS Read-only file-system

  • The FS gots into r/o randomly when doing system updates
  • Here are the steps to recover

Start in Recovery Mode

  • repeatedly tapping SPACE while the system is booting
  • choose Pop!OS Recovery
  • close installer
  • start terminal

Get access to encrypted disk

  • sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/nvme0n1p3 cryptdata

Run fsck

  • sudo fsck -fyv /dev/mapper/data-root
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