From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 8 15:44:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 DBCC416A41F for ; Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:44:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from ylpvm15.prodigy.net (ylpvm15-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6198E43D49 for ; Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:44:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from pimout6-ext.prodigy.net (pimout6-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.22]) by ylpvm15.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j78FitaP025803 for ; Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:44:56 -0400 X-ORBL: [66.139.109.212] Received: from [192.168.1.45] (ppp-66-139-109-212.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net [66.139.109.212]) by pimout6-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j78FikZC311266; Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:44:53 -0400 Message-ID: <42F78BBE.7050908@mkproductions.org> Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:43:42 -0500 From: Mark Kane User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050620) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Gary W. Swearingen" References: <42F65ECF.20307@mkproductions.org> <7dy87djsqe.87d@mail.opusnet.com> <42F6C945.1050703@mkproductions.org> <42F6F046.6070504@mkproductions.org> <3cll3cjvmv.l3c@mail.opusnet.com> In-Reply-To: <3cll3cjvmv.l3c@mail.opusnet.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.89.6.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to recover data? - Formatted, Fdisk'd, and disklabeled ad1, now ad0 with FreeBSD is messed up X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:44:59 -0000 Hi Gary. It turns out that this was a BIOS problem. Somehow after running PowerMax, the boot order on the hard drives got switched in the BIOS automatically. I changed it back, and FreeBSD booted. Thanks to Ruben for that idea. Thank you very much for your help as well. I will go try to copy the data back to the 60GB drive now, and see if I get any DMA errors. -Mark Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > Mark Kane writes: > > >>Mounting /dev/ad0s1a showed what was my root partition before. I tried mounting ad0s1b, and it gave "Incorrect Super >>Block". I went on to guess ad0s1f, mounted it, and it was /usr. Appears like /usr/home/myuser/ exists and my files are >>there. > > > "b" is almost always a swap sub-partition which will have more-or-less > random data on it and so can be expected to give "Incorrect Super Block". > But it was smart to try them all. Glad to hear you found your files. > > >>I'm not sure given the info that I have what the proper way to get FreeBSD back up and running again, and to make sure >>ad1 is ready is. > > > Again, if possible (and it sounds like it is now), try not to > write to ad0 until you get a copy of your data on another medium. > Use the Fixit CD or buy a 1 GB disk if you have to, and install > FreeBSD on that and then use it to get the 60GB disk in shape and > your data back on it. THEN try to fix ad0. > > You might also consider consolodating your most important data > so you can back it up on CDs or DVDs. I bought a used tape > drive for 10$ and now keep important stuff on several CDs different > brands and types of CD and 4mm and 8mm tapes. > > >>I replied to a reply on the list a few minutes ago saying that if I mount /dev/ad1s1d, it shows the full 55G size and >>51G avail that is supposed to be the ad1 60GB drive. I'm not sure why that's "d" though. > > > It sounded like he decyphered it from your previous msg. > Your idea of trying to mount them all sounds better. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"