--- rc.orig	Tue Sep 30 13:05:49 2008
+++ rc	Tue Sep 30 13:27:06 2008
@@ -188,8 +188,16 @@
 		exit 1
 		;;
 	8)
-		echo "Automatic file system check failed; help!"
-		exit 1
+		echo "File system check failed, trying fsck -y."
+		fsck -y
+		case $? in
+		0)
+			;;
+		*)
+			echo "ok, now it's really fscked... "
+			exit 1
+			;;
+		esac
 		;;
 	12)
 		echo "Boot interrupted."