Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 15:26:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Xi Liu <xliu99@yahoo.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a way to make the computer boot again with a possible corrupted gm drive Message-ID: <20070405222630.83665.qmail@web54102.mail.re2.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <17941.22785.930117.211326@bhuda.mired.org>
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Thanks Mike! I was able to mount one of the SATA drive (which is part of the gmirror drive), and copy some data files to another IDE drive (bootable). But I can not copy some data files, there was error being printed out that says sth. like "...UNRECOVERABLE....", Hopefully, the data files I was able to copy is complete. The gmirror drive consists of two SATA drives. That I usally boot from this gmirror drive. Do you know if I can restore/rebuild the complete gmirror drive? If Yes, can you please point to me some instructions? That can save me lots of time/trouble to reinstall/reconfigure the whole system Thanks, Xi Liu --- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> wrote: > In > <20070405194921.42863.qmail@web54111.mail.re2.yahoo.com>, > Xi Liu <xliu99@yahoo.com> typed: > > BTW, I have another IDE disk installed with > > FreeBSD6.1. It can boots. Not sure if I can boot > up > > from this IDE disk and manually mount the mirror > drive > > gm0 and copy and save the data files on the mirror > > drive? > > Yes, it is. That's the sort of the point of > mirroring a drive. > > > Anyone did that before? > > Yes, I have. > > > Not sure if I can mount the individual SATA drive > for > > this recovery purpose (part of the gm0 drive). > > That depends on things you're not telling us. What's > the geom > configuration? What do you normally boot from? What > other devices > could you boot from? > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> > http://www.mired.org/consulting.html > Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email > for more information. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
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