Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:03:02 +0100 | Subject | Re: linux ext3 partition hosed, is this hardware of software error? | From | Norbert Preining <> |
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Hi Alan,
On So, 21 Dez 2008, Alan Cox wrote: > > res 41/40:40:38:3d:95/91:00:0a:00:00/6a Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> > > ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR } > > ata1.00: error: { UNC } > > Bad sectors
Umpf. 4 month old. INcredible rubbish.
> > Buffer I/O error on device sda3, logical block 12 > > Buffer I/O error on device sda3, logical block 13 > > Right near the start of the disk.
Ah, that is the reason why grub is gone.
> Make a copy of the partition with a recovery tool and write it somewhere
ddrescue? partimage? Any other suggestion?
> (file on another disk whatever) and keep it safe. Make a copy of that and > fsck the copy. You may need to use the alternate superblock option on > fsck for this.
Thanks, good hint, didn't know about that.
Best wishes
Norbert
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