I have had problems like this before. Spent lots of time trying to recover the drive but wound up replacing it. Save the time - replace the drive. -- Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT Cameron Technical Services, Inc. http://www.camerontech.com/ (512) 454-3200 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Dayley" To: Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 2:31 PM Subject: Errors in /boot, now what? > Well, my hard drive decided to give my some hard errors in my /boot partition, > /dev/hda2. It will not boot, just gives the Going to GRUB stage 2 message. > I am now booted in Knoppix so I can attempt to repair things. See the > diagnostic data below. > > So, I can get to my other partitions and save off the data, etc. This I will > do ASAP. But after that, is there anything I can do? > > Ideally I would like to recover the /boot partition and keep using this disk. > May not be wise. > > Second choice would be to recreate the /boot partition to some new partition > and keep using this disk. Maybe a pain and may not be wise. > > Third choice is to replace the drive and then restore the data. Pain but > costly. It's only money. > > Any pointers on any of these options? > > I'll be back in a couple of hours. > > Alan > > ================================================= > root@ttyp0[root]# fsck -t ext3 -CV /dev/hda2 > fsck 1.32 (09-Nov-2002) > [/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) -- /mnt/hda2] fsck.ext3 -C0 /dev/hda2 > e2fsck 1.32 (09-Nov-2002) > /boot: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while > reading block 273 > > /boot: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read reading > journal superblock > > fsck.ext3: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while > checking ext3 journal for /boot > root@ttyp0[root]# > ================================================= > root@ttyp0[root]# dmesg | grep hda - > Kernel command line: ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off > hda=scsi hdb=scsi hdc=scsi hdd=scsi hde=scsi hdf=scsi hdg=scsi hdh=scsi > vga=791 initrd=miniroot.gz nomce quiet BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz > lang=us xmodule=vesa > ide_setup: hda=scsi > ide0: BM-DMA at 0x20a0-0x20a7, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio > hda: IC35L020AVER07-0, ATA DISK drive > hda: 40188960 sectors (20577 MB) w/1916KiB Cache, CHS=2658/240/63 > hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 > > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=546 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 546 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=544 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 544 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=546 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 546 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=544 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 544 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=546 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 546 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=544 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 544 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=546 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 546 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=544 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 544 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=546 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 546 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=544 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 544 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=546 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 546 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=544 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 544 > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=14334306, > sector=546 > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 546 > root@ttyp0[root]# > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >