From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 1 03:31:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C377516A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 03:31:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from grummit.biaix.org (86.Red-213-97-212.pooles.rima-tde.net [213.97.212.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2AF5643D31 for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 03:31:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lists-freebsd-hackers@biaix.org) Received: (qmail 97511 invoked by uid 1000); 1 Nov 2004 03:28:50 -0000 Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 04:28:50 +0100 From: Joan Picanyol To: "Christoph P. Kukulies" Message-ID: <20041101032850.GB96908@grummit.biaix.org> References: <20041031214057.GA51676@kukulies.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041031214057.GA51676@kukulies.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mdconfig - need some help X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 03:31:16 -0000 * Christoph P. Kukulies [20041031 22:38]: > # fsck /dev/md2 > fsck: Could not determine filesystem type I've seen this if /dev/md2 is not in /etc/fstab > # fsck -t ffs /dev/md2 > ** /dev/md2 > Cannot find file system superblock > ioctl (GCINFO): Inappropriate ioctl for device > fsck_ffs: /dev/md2: can't read disk label Apparently, fsck needs a disklabel. I /again/ suggest using src/tools/tools/recoverdisk and try to get as much as possible from your disk; let it run a couple times to diferent files. Start from there again. good luck -- pica