Live File System Repair Is Not Supported

[mesut]

You might have noticed that the favorite maintenance tool of many folks here, Onyx is out for Mavericks. (Titanium's Software • Index page)
I installed it and as usual, it was checking my disk. It gave me an error saying "The disk needs to be repaired. Press Cmd + R on boot and then choose Disk utility".

So, I did what it asked. The recovery said there is no error on the disk. And I then, 'repaired' the disk (Macintosh HD one). I rebooted, opened Onyx again. It gave the same error. So I figured that I had to repair 121,33 GB Apple SSD disk.
But before I did that, I wanted to validate the disk. While doing that, the recovery program gave an error and said it needed to be fixed. Then I chose 'Repair the disk' (This time the disk, not the partition).
It started repair, but then it said "Live file system repair is not supported".

Now it bugs me, because I know there is at least one error on my disk (both Onyx and Disk Utility told me so), and I cannot fix it.

What can I do?

 

[mesut]

This topic on Apple Discussions describes something very similar to my case: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5477375?start=15&tstart=0

One guy says a SMC reset and two restarts did the trick for him, but I don't see how this will make the partition 'not-live'.

 

[cradom]

You have to boot from the Restore partition. That's what the restart with option key is all about. Select the other drive icon and boot from that.

 

[mesut]

I just tried what you said.
It still returned the same message.

 

[cradom]

Sounds like you're trying to repair the whole drive, not just the partition (I know I'm not explaining this right). What you need to do is boot from an install USB drive (you made one right?)
In the photo you're trying to repair the red one instead of the green one? You need an install drive, you cant do that from the recovery drive (partition).

 

[mesut]

That is just strange.
Now, I'll try to explain using the image cradom sent:

If I reboot while pressing Option and selecting Recovery (Or Cmd + R), the green arrow (partition) shows no problems and it fixes itself, if it ever shows one.
When I try to validate the red arrow (the whole SSD), it throws an error about EFI or the disk table. Then when I try to repair, it says "Live file system repair is not supported."

Once again, I took cradom's advice, and booted into Mavericks installation disk I have created (a USB stick). It does not show any problems there. Both with green and red arrow (partition and the whole drive), it says it has no problems.

Then I go back to Onyx, it says I need to repair the disk.

Now, I'd say Onyx has a bug about this, but Disk Utility in the recovery says the disk (red arrow in the image) has a problem about EFI.

And I just checked, the Disk Utility in the OS (not recovery or usb stick) gives no error at all at the moment.

NOTE: I am sorry that I cannot give you the exact error, because my Mac is in Turkish, and the translation would be a little off. But I'll try to translate them if you guys need that.

 

[cradom]

If you boot from the USB stick and it says no problems, then you have no problems.
Sounds like an Onyx bug.

Edit: You're not the only one with the problem: http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-apps-games/305113-onyx-ready-download.html

 

[mesut]

I see. I hope it is like that!
But, if I run Disk Utility in the recovery (the recovery on the disk, not USB), it gives error; that is if I validate the whole disk and not the partition.
Partition does not give any errors regardless where I run Disk Utility, OS, recovery on the SSD or recovery on the USB stick.

 

[chscag]

@mesut

You can't check the EFI partition as that is always active. You have to boot from another drive or USB boot disk. Same with the Recovery partition.

BTW, I'm not sure I like the way Apple is dispensing its new operating systems (no disk) but I guess you can't beat free.