From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 18 11:06:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98AC916A4BF for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:06:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from blacklamb.mykitchentable.net (207-173-226-17.bras01.elk.ca.frontiernet.net [207.173.226.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F68D43FE3 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:06:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from drew@mykitchentable.net) Received: from L035522 (unknown [165.107.42.110]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by blacklamb.mykitchentable.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B21F3BF43D; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:06:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <021e01c37e0f$8448ab30$6e2a6ba5@lc.ca.gov> From: "Drew Tomlinson" To: "FreeBSD Questions" Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" References: <011001c37b23$3b5edb90$0301a8c0@bigdaddy> <44isntdtgd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:05:59 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: Ideas To Save Failing System? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:06:02 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lowell Gilbert" To: "Drew Tomlinson" Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:32 AM Subject: Re: Ideas To Save Failing System? > "Drew Tomlinson" writes: > > > Is there anything I can do to save this machine? I'm afraid if I power it > > off, the disk will be corrupt and it probably won't boot. I'd really like > > to make a backup and then replace the disk. Any ideas? > > If you *don't* power it down, you should *still* be afraid that disk > will be corrupt and it won't boot. I was but wanted to get what I could. > If it's networked, try backing up using that. I thought about that too but no commands were working. > It's possible that you'll have more success reading the disk if you > take it out and put it in another machine (using a different drive > cable, just to be sure), but not likely. While I was trying various things, the power went out. I thought I was in trouble but fortunately the system came back up without error and hasn't had an error since. I have to wonder what might really be corrupt but everything is working. I guess so far I got lucky! :) Thanks, Drew