Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:42:50 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Noah Garrett Wallach <noah@arctic.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Attempts to run 'fsck' fail can't stat device Message-ID: <20070418214250.GA44838@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0704181304340.14143@twinlark.arctic.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0704181304340.14143@twinlark.arctic.org>
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--0OAP2g/MAC+5xKAE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 01:05:45PM -0700, Noah Garrett Wallach wrote: >=20 > My server lost power earlier today and now it doesnt boot. >=20 > Any clues what I can do to recover from the following errors: >=20 >=20 > ----s nip ---- >=20 > Server '<hostname>' fails to mount /dev/da0s1g (/usr). >=20 > Attempts to run 'fsck' fail (can't stat device /dev/da0s1g) >=20 >=20 > ---- snip --- Well, that was not an actual cut and paste of the errors (usually it's important not to paraphrase them, you might be misrepresenting what it is telling you). If it can't find the device, you need to work out where it went. Did the kernel find da0 at boot? If not, maybe the disk failed to spin up after the power failure (try rebooting again), or maybe it was damaged by a power surge. Kris --0OAP2g/MAC+5xKAE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGJpDZWry0BWjoQKURAstSAKCRvieBPpGkx6W9PIlQpeJhIKgmggCg5CL8 LuTmn/wm73YBv9HskKue+e0= =Adlu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --0OAP2g/MAC+5xKAE--
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