On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:26:07 +0000 "Paul Ward" <pnward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The /dev/hdc disk is the one that I was having trouble with however I > am getting errors on another disk I was using for backing up the data > from the faulty drive to. If you have a drive fail on a cable it can block access to the other drive on the cable. > Should I use fsck or testdisk? Also what syntax would provide best > results, or are there any better utils? With that disk file systems unmounted force an fsck. That will check all the metadata and should tell you if there are problems. Also take a look at the smart tools - they can tell you if a drive thinks it has a problem. Alan
