From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list xfs); Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:09:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from cuda.sgi.com (cuda1.sgi.com [192.48.168.28]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id lBCK6JQx014720 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:06:23 -0800 Received: from astra.telenet-ops.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cuda.sgi.com (Spam Firewall) with ESMTP id D2465B60151 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:06:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from astra.telenet-ops.be (astra.telenet-ops.be [195.130.132.58]) by cuda.sgi.com with ESMTP id N8TAutOvpcOPuTWk for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:06:19 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <47603F1E.1090901@pandora.be> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:05:50 +0100 From: Denis Wegge MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: XFS unable to mount, recover data References: <475696D3.60007@pandora.be> <475FA7B1.6070706@pandora.be> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: xfs To: Justin Piszcz Cc: xfs@oss.sgi.com It was a Western Digital 320GB SATAII 16MB, WD3200KS-00PFB0 (don't remember the name of the model). Justin Piszcz wrote: > Just curious what brand/make/model was it that failed? > > On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Denis Wegge wrote: > >> I tried putting it in the freezer, but that didn't help. Tests on >> another computer also show that the hard drive cannot be accessed. >> >> It seems like the data on the disk is definitely lost. The disk, >> however, has a 3 year warranty, so I'm going to return it. >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Denis >> >> Justin Piszcz wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 5 Dec 2007, Denis Wegge wrote: >>> >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> I am having trouble with the XFS filesystem on a 320GB Western Digital >>>> SATA harddisk. For no obvious reason the partition can no longer be >>>> mounted. The following error occurs: >>>> >>>> knoppix@Knoppix:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 >>>> mount: /dev/sda1: can't read superblock >>> >>> Looks like your disk is dying or dead from your logs. You can try >>> putting it >>> in a plastic airtight bag then put it in the freezer and try again but >>> otherwise if that does not work, its time for the trash bin (after >>> you try) >>> a dd and overwrite the disk but with that many bad sectors it looks like >>> it has really gone south. >>> >>> Insert new disk, restore from backup. >>> >>> Justin. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >