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Date:      Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:49:08 +0200
From:      Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>
To:        "Michael A. Dickerson" <mikey@singingtree.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "Input/output error" on a variety of devices
Message-ID:  <20010305104907.A10970@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103040400280.55542-100000@redlance.singingtree.com>; from mikey@singingtree.com on Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 04:51:53AM -0800
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103040400280.55542-100000@redlance.singingtree.com>

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This looks like a hardware error to me - one or more of the disk sectors
holding /dev was damaged, and the rest were left intact.  Unfortunately,
the ones that were damaged are the ones that contain some of the important
system devices, so it's quite likely you're locked out of the system,
console access too :(

You might have to boot a rescue CD or something, then back up as much
of the usable info as possible, and scrap the disk.

G'luck,
Peter

-- 
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.

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