Re: Trying to rescue a hard disk -- weired feedback??

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ric Moore wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 14:02 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> > If you don't want to remove the drive, you can try and recover the 
> > partition table using a bootable CD. I keep a copy of the System 
> > Rescue CD for tasks like this.
>
> Huh, mine knocks like a 52 Ford that tossed a rod, and I can't get the
> system to get past the kernel load during boot, if I attach that drive. 
> I'll try the rescue CD, but I doubt it'll get any further. Ric
No, in your case, I do not think anything is going to help. It 
sounds like the drive can not find track 0, is hunting for it, and 
is knocking against the stop. The only fix I know of is to open it 
up in a clean room, and repair the problem. (Replace the track 0 
sensor if the drive uses one.) You can sometimes get the drive to 
work long enough to get the data off by changing the orientation, or 
as a last resort, by freezing the drive. (This is a one shot fix, 
and may destroy the drive.)

Oh yes - the system should boot eventually, once the kernel gives up 
on trying to read the drive. But this takes a while. (Unless you 
need info from the drive to boot.)

Mikkel
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  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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